The thrilling adventure of Shylock Combs, the bank inspector. "Ah ha, something must be wrong with the bank," exclaimed Shylock Combs, the eminent bank inspector, as a two hundred pound building block fell upon him, arousing him from a peaceful slumber. "One of the surprising things about my profession is the peculiar ability which we have of thus arriving at a correct conclusion with so infinitesimal a clew to work on." "You will notice," continued Shylock, as he carefully inspected each minute detail of the ruin under his glass, "that the bank is gone, together with all the available cash and the president and the cashier. And strangest of all, I conclude from the direction of the footprints that the culprits have gone to Canada. You will note how each detail bears out my original conclusion that something was wrong with the bank." Hvaing thus completed his investigation and notified the police that all they had to do was to catch the absconding president and cashier, Shylock Combs,

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Title	The thrilling adventure of Shylock Combs, the bank inspector. "Ah ha, something must be wrong with the bank" exclaimed Shylock Combs, the eminent bank inspector, as a two hundred pound building block fell upon him, arousing him from a peaceful slumber. "One of the surprising things about my profession is the peculiar ability which we have of thus arriving at a correct conclusion with so infinitesimal a clew to work on." "You will notice" continued Shylock, as he carefully inspected each minute detail of the ruin under his glass, "that the bank is gone, together with all the available cash and the president and the cashier. And strangest of all, I conclude from the direction of the footprints that the culprits have gone to Canada. You will note how each detail bears out my original conclusion that something was wrong with the bank." Hvaing thus completed his investigation and notified the police that all they had to do was to catch the absconding president and cashier, Shylock Combs,
Creator	Darling, Jay N. (Jay Norwood), 1876-1962
Date Original	1906-08-11
Contained Text	Cashier; National Bank; Bank Pres.; inspector; to Canada; sleeping powder; bank inspectors headquarters; please do not disturb the bank inspector he is busy
Subject - Topics	Banking Government regulation Political corruption Banks
Subject - Depictions	Thieves Banks Bankers Telescopes Signs Footprints Sleeping Cities Bricks
Chronological Subject	1900-1910
Type (DCMIType)	Still image
Type (AAT)	Microfilm Editorial cartoons
Digital Collection	Des Moines Register Cartoonists Editorial Cartoons of J.N. "Ding" Darling
Contributing Institution	State Historical Society of Iowa University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. J.N. "Ding" Darling Foundation
Archival Collection	Jay N. Darling papers
Collection Identifier	MSC0170
Collection Guide	http://lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?MSC0170
Original Publication Source	Sioux City Journal
Digital Image Source	Iowa City Historical Library Newspaper Collection Microfilm: Sioux City Journal (Sioux City, Iowa: 1887). Sioux City, Iowa: Perkins Bros. Co. [Sys. No. 003496764].
Rights Management	Copyright is owned by the "Ding" Darling Wildlife Society; it is administered on behalf of the Society by The University of Iowa. While use within the classroom is encouraged without specific authorization, publishing this cartoon in any format requires written permission. See policy and permissions procedure at: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/services/dingdarling_fees.html
Contact Information	Contact the Special Collections Department at The University of Iowa Libraries: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/contact
Identifier	060811.tif
Language	English
Digital Format	tiff

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