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Title: JM-020: "Which do you love best?"
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting a pollster bearing a resemblance to Uncle Sam asking Ohio which of her favorite sons she loves best. A group of other people watch from the other side of a fence.

Title: JM-083: Some expert advice on the Panama Canal situation
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting four people: a farmer, a woman editor, a man editor, and a scientist seen in separate panels writing their opinions on the Panama Canal and ideas for what it might be used for.

Title: JM-232: The victory at sea. 232
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting Admiral William Sims flirting with a personification of the airplane and being spotted by a personification of the battleship, who feels betrayed.

Title: JM-W023: News of the 120,000th bomber plane from the Ford assembly line
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting Henry Ford at a table surrounded by women and men holding sheets of paper. A man from the assembly line comes in and shares the news that the 120,000th bomber has just been produced.

Title: JM-230: Hooray for Coolidge. 230
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting Henry Ford driving away from his supporters to cheer on Calvin Coolidge.

Title: JM-179: There are some Congressmen who don't want the Germans to see we are in earnest
Summary: This cartoon depicts Uncle Sam being held back by by men from fighting with his full strength. Uncle Sam is meant to personify the United States. Uncles Sam’s weak arm represents the feeble military forces available through voluntary enlistment. Uncle Sam’s bulky arm represents the United States’s powerful military capability if it enacted the draft. The group holding back Uncle Sam is representative of congress. The two Germans represent Germany across the Atlantic. This comic is showing the disagreement in the United States of employing conscription during World War I. The United States fought in World War I from 1916 to 1918. The draft was eventually employed on May 18, 1917 until November 11, 1919 through the Selective Service Act of 1917. (Summary created by Mary Delano, MU History Intern, Spring 2018)

Title: JM-064: Have you ever noticed--
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting foreign ambassadors to the United States being unaffected by flattery while the American ambassadors are.

Title: JM-291: The changing world
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting three panel sets, with each panel containing a different cartoon. In the first panel, a robot replaces aviator; in the second panel, a donkey and elephant switch places between the "In" and the "Out" parties; in the third panel, the British lion cubs warn against war.

Title: JM-249: The President chooses
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting Calvin Coolidge choosing not to run for re-election in 1928.

Title: JM-148: Japan objects to the weapon which he himself has never hesitated to use. 148
Summary: This cartoon personifies United States relations with Japan in 1913. Japan is criticizing California for employing Japanese exclusion laws. These laws are most likely a reference to the California Alien Land Law of 1913. This law prohibited "aliens ineligible for citizenship" from owning agricultural land or possessing long-term leases, but permitted short-term leases lasting up to three years. This act was problematic for diplomatic relations with Japan, as it directly discriminated against Japanese citizens. This law also limited the number of Japanese immigrants to come to the US. While this law actually had little tangible backlash on Japanese citizens, it caused a large amount of tension between Japan and the US. Japan is also illustrated wielding the weapon of exclusion laws. In response to California's discrimination laws, Japan threatened to begin creating policies, which would discriminate against Americans. (Summary created by Mary Delano, MU History Intern, Spring 2018)

Title: JM-240: Page Dr. Dawes or Dr. Sowden. 240
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting Coolidge trying to prescribe something for the troubles of an embittered farmer.

Title: JM-245: Cartoons of the day. 245
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting the cartoons of the day: the Supreme Court ruling that returned oil reserves to the Navy at the tail end of the Teapot Dome scandal, American legionnaires visiting the King of England, and a personification of War with his retinue.

Title: JM-319: Cartoons of the day
Summary: Editorial cartoon in three panels: taxpayer complains; Senate votes on draftees; war action.

Title: JM-243: They're teaching him to be hard boiled. 243
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting the Geneva Naval Conference of 1927.

Title: JM-015: How the election returns look to a man who is trying to get an office the people don't want him to have
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting Taft reading unfavorable headlines.

Title: JM-251: Cartoons of the Day. 251
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting the cartoons of the day: what would happen if vaudeville performer Will Rogers were elected to the Senate, fat cats debating whether or not to invite Charles Lindbergh to join their conversation while the Secretary of War objects, and Senator James Reed of Missouri refusing to run for re-election.

Title: JM-W006: U.S. Flag Day in every continent and on every ocean
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting Franklin D. Roosevelt sitting in front of a map and pointing to all of the United States flags positioned displayed. Uncle Sam is also with him.

Title: JM-188: New members of the club
Summary: This cartoon depicts many issues leading to political discourse during the late 1910s in the United States. The old sources of political discourse such as “prohibition issue”, “he kept us out of war issue”, and “tariff issue” have been displaced by the overgrown and overwhelming new issues. The “prohibition issue” refers to the question of whether alcohol should be a legal substance in the United States. The “he kept us out of war issue” refers to the fact that, despite his promise, the United States entered World War I under President Wilson. The “tariff issue” refers to what goods (if any) should have a tariff placed on them to protect the economic interests of the United States. The new issues overtaking the room were a relatively new source of political conflict. The “league amendments issue” refers to the United States entering the League of Nations. If the United States had joined the League of Nations, it would have to surrender some of its national sovereignty, which made it an unacceptable option to many politicians. The “cost of living” was a relatively new issue in the United States. It refers to the unusually high cost of necessary items, while many worker’s wages remained low by comparison. The “daylight savings issue” refers to the issue of whether the United States should continue to use daylight savings time. The United States had adopted daylight savings time in 1918. Many countries adopted daylight savings during World War I as a way to lower the need to use coal. The transition to daylight savings time had been problematic, and many in the United States thought it should be abandoned. (Summary created by Mary Delano, MU History Intern, Spring 2018)

Title: JM-281: This will be a race worth watching
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting a race between stork carrying 1932 campaign and "Dr. Hoover".

Title: JM-260: The probable starter as seen today
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting men and an elephant watching three different horses preparing for a race.

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