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# "Not a Flatterer" — Life Magazine, December 7, 1893 This cartoon satirizes a marriage of convenience. The title and dialogue reveal the satire's target: a woman married a man purely for money, not love. She admits ("all of which only convinces me that you married me for my money"), while he protests his genuine affection, claiming "I honestly loved you." The visual contrast emphasizes the satire—the woman sits elaborately dressed in finery (bought with wealth), while the man sits in plain business attire. The cartoon mocks both parties: the woman's mercenary motivations and the man's transparent lie about his feelings. The "flatterer" of the title refers to his unconvincing protestations of love, which no one—including his wife—believes.
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VOLUME XXII. NEW YORK, DECEMBER 7, 1893. NUMBER 571. Entered at the New York Post Office as Second-Class Mail Matter, Copyright, 1893, by Mircunty & Miia, NOT A FLATTERER. She: ALL OF WHICH ONLY CONVINCES ME THAT YOU MARRIED ME FOR MY MONEY, He: WELL, IT MAY NOT SEEM PROBABLE, BUT I HONESTLY LOVED You.