Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1918 — America's First Cartoon. [ARTICLE]

America's First Cartoon.

Benjamin Franklin’s Pennsylvania Gazette was the first American newspaper to print a cartoon. There were rumors of a possible war with the French, which resulted in a call for a, meeting at Albany of the representatives of the British colonies. Franklin was one of the commissioners, and' to Increase the force of an appeal for' united action, on May 9, 1754, printed.’ a cartoon representing a shake cufinto; eight parts, the head representing New; England and the other seven parts the! various colonies outside of New Eng-; land. The legend read: “Join or die.”;