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Puck, v. 62, no. 1594

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“Curfew shall not ring to-night!”

“Curfew shall not ring to-night!”

A woman labeled “Corrupt Corporations” stands in a bell tower, hanging onto the clapper of a bell labeled “Third Term” which bears the countenance of Theodore Roosevelt.

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“Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight” is one of those occasional lines from a poem that is otherwise obscure by a poet who is known for nothing else. The same situation sometimes attends songs and hymns. In the case of this cartoon’s theme and caption (which correctly should be “Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight”), a poem by a 16-year-old girl from a small Michigan town, traded for a subscription to a Detroit newspaper, gained a semblance of immortality.

Future occupations for Roosevelt

Future occupations for Roosevelt

At center, Theodore Roosevelt appears as a rugged “guide for city sportsmen.” Surrounding scenes show Roosevelt as a “Pedagogue of Natural History,” an “Instructor in the manly art” of boxing, a coach for athletic sports, and a physician delivering triplets. Caption: A few of the things he can turn his hand to after leaving the presidency.

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Many cartoonists drew many cartoons through the years depicting, or speculating upon, the multitude of activities that Theodore Roosevelt pursued. He was a polymath, expert and accomplished in many disparate fields. He was virtually hyperactive — strenuous, he would say — almost every minute of the day, so cartoonists had fun with imagining multitudes of activities.