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# "The Voice of Experience" This satirical cartoon from *Life* magazine (December 25, 1900) depicts a domestic scene titled "The Voice of Experience." The illustration shows a man speaking with what appears to be a younger couple, with a woman in dark clothing (possibly a mother-in-law figure) looming in the background. The dialogue reveals the satirical point: an experienced man warns a newlywed about marital difficulties, noting that his wife has decided to return to her mother's house. He cynically advises the younger man that such separations are "worse than you think" and predicts the wife will "be back to-morrow"—suggesting a pattern of temporary domestic quarrels common in marriage. The humor targets the inevitable conflicts and cyclical nature of married life, presented as inevitable wisdom from someone who's "been there."
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n- in p- Ti wr ita ry is v VOLUME XVI. NEW YORK, DECEMBER 25, 1890. Entered at the New York Post Office as Second-Class Mail Matter, Copyright 1890, by Mrrewet. & Mitrer. THE VOICE OF EXPERIENCE. “TL CAN'T HELP FEELING DEPRESSED SINCE MY WIFE HAS DECIDED TO RETURN HOME WITH HER MOTHER.” “Is iT THE FIRST TIME?” “wee “POOR FELLOW! THEN 17's WORSE THAN YOU THINK.” “Wry so?” “SHE'LL BE BACK TO-MORROW.” NUMBER 417. comicbooks.com