A bitter dose. Illustration shows James R. Garfield as a physician administering a large dose labeled Federal Franchise to a bloated, elderly man labeled The Trusts sitting in a chair with his feet soaking in a tub labeled Rough on Railroads; on a table are various medicines named after states and on the right, Uncle Sam, as a nurse, is standing in the background. Date 1905 January 18. A bitter dose. Illustration shows James R. Garfield as a physician administering a large dose labeled Federal Franchise to a bloated, elderly man labeled The Trusts sitting in a chair with his feet soaking in a tub labeled Rough on Railroads; on a table are various medicines named after states and on the right, Uncle Sam, as a nurse, is standing in the background. Date 1905 January 18.