The Mysterious Stranger and Other Cartoons

A curated assortment of topical cartoons and single-panel sketches originally appearing in Chicago newspapers, using caricature and captions to satirize national politics, presidential pastimes, public spectacles, and contemporary crises and expositions. Frequent motifs include the president’s outdoor adventures, civic reunions, contrasts between rural and urban life, childhood antics, and playful medical and military caricature. The humor shifts between affectionate mockery and sharper social critique, and the pieces are organized into seasonal and thematic series that together map the concerns, events, and popular moods of a bustling, history-making moment.