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Puck, v. 59, no. 1533

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Uncle Sam’s boys, anglicized

Uncle Sam’s boys, anglicized

Uncle Sam stands with a man from each branch of the armed forces wearing uniforms designed after the style of the British armed forces. Caption: G. V. Winter, the English military tailor, under contract with our War Department, says: “The Washington officials have given me a free hand. I hope to design something smart for the United States service.”

comments and context

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In the middle of a season of the most consequential package of legislation in a generation — addressing ills in the railroad business, the Beef Trust, food and drugs — many public scandals including major insurance malfeasance; continuing Muckraking articles in the press; important decisions about the Panama Canal; etc., during the dogs days of summer, 1906, Puck could be granted a cover cartoon of simple nonsense and fantasy.

A drifting match

A drifting match

Several small boats race on a calm sea for the “Nomination Stake Boat.” In the boats are William H. Taft in the “Gnat” under the banner “Buckeye Y.C.,” Joseph Gurney Cannon in the “Scat” under the banner “Danville Y.C.,” Charles W. Fairbanks in the boat “Ice King” under the banner “Big Darby Y.C.,” Leslie M. Shaw in the boat “Pshaw,” and Elihu Root in the boat “Root.” The face of Theodore Roosevelt fills the sun, smiling down on the becalmed racers.

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Comments and Context

Cartoonist Udo J. Keppler allowed himself a “dog days of summer” theme in 1906 — no Congressional bills, no scandals, no party squabbles — but characteristically infused it with news and political aspects, and it comes down through the years as informative; and humorous, with a number of subtle references.