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Jack Henderson on tipping

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A series of humorous first-person letters and sketches in which a traveling narrator recounts comic incidents and reflections about tipping, dining, and hotel life. Through anecdote and exaggerated situations the pieces satirize social customs and the unspoken rules of gratuities, describe practicalities and expectations around giving tips, and relate wagers and schemes tied to service work. The tone blends self-deprecating narration with pointed observation, offering both practical advice and comic storytelling about travel-era manners.

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Title: Jack Henderson on tipping

Author: Benj. F. Cobb

Illustrator: Marshall D. Smith

Release date: August 11, 2024 [eBook #74229]

Language: English

Original publication: New York: Hurst and company, 1905

Credits: Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

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“HOW MUCH YOU GOT?”

Jack Henderson
ON
Tipping

BY
BENJ. F. COBB
ILLUSTRATIONS BY
MARSHALL D. SMITH
New York
HURST AND COMPANY
Publishers
Copyrighted, 1905
BY BENJ. F. COBB
All Rights Reserved