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1. "John's Little Joke," an editorial cartoon by "Bart"
- Creator:
- Bartholomew, Charles Lewis (Bart), 1869-1949
- Date Created:
- 1904
- Description:
- Published on the front page of the March 2, 1904, edition of the Minneapolis Journal, this cartoon depicts a husband and wife having coffee at their dining room table. The husband is shaking salt onto the front page of the "Daily Newspaper," whose headlines include "Gigantic Victory for Russian Arms." In the published version, which includes caption and dialog, the wife asks, "Why, John, what in the world is the matter?" He replies, "I'm just taking this St. Petersburg story with a little salt." This is a reference to public response to unconfirmed reports coming from St. Petersburg, Russia, that Russian army forces had overwhelmingly defeated Japanese forces in a land battle in northern Korea, and that a sea battle near Port Arthur had resulted in the sinking of Japanese boats.
- Contributing Institution:
- Gustavus Adolphus College
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- Drawings (visual works)
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