To celebrate Mother's Day [subtitle] why not do her work for her and let her have a rest?--get up and let her sleep while you get breakfast--turn all the mattresses and make the beds--and don't forget to pick up the clothes for the wash--wash the dishes and get the dinner on--dress the children and get them off to Sunday School--get home from church in time to get dinner--keep the house picked up after the children--and then see how you feel

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Title	To celebrate Mother's Day [subtitle] why not do her work for her and let her have a rest?--get up and let her sleep while you get breakfast--turn all the mattresses and make the beds--and don't forget to pick up the clothes for the wash--wash the dishes and get the dinner on--dress the children and get them off to Sunday School--get home from church in time to get dinner--keep the house picked up after the children--and then see how you feel
Creator	Darling, Jay N. (Jay Norwood), 1876-1962
Date Original	1911-05-14
Contained Text	Oh Mamma where's the coffee pot; Ma come her a minute; say Ma where do you put the broken dishes; say Mamma which end do you commence to dress 'em at?; good gracious, Ma come see what's the matter with this; oh William, please bring me a glass of water; yes'm; why Will, what ails you?
Note	This cartoon was reprinted in Cartoons from the files of the Register and Leader--Book III, published September 1st, 1911.
Subject - Topics	Mother's Day Mothers Home life Married life Family life Chores
Subject - Events	Mother's Day
Subject - Depictions	Husbands Wives Mothers Fathers Children Beds Kitchens Cooking Dishes, Dirty Laundry Disarray
Chronological Subject	1910-1920
Type (DCMIType)	Still image
Type (AAT)	Bound book
Digital Collection	Des Moines Register Cartoonists Editorial Cartoons of J.N. "Ding" Darling
Contributing Institution	University of Iowa Libraries. Special Collections Dept.
Archival Collection	Jay N. Darling papers
Collection Identifier	MSC0170
Collection Guide	http://lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?MSC0170
Cartoon Series	Cartoons from the files of the Register and Leader--book III
Original Publication Source	Des Moines Register
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	register-1910-p50.jpg
Language	English
Digital Format	jpeg

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