Life — June 21, 1906 — page 10: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Life Magazine Page 754 - Satirical Cartoons This page contains two marriage-themed cartoon jokes typical of early 20th-century humor: **"Why They Married"** (left): Shows a woman with elaborate hat and luggage declaring she'll return to mother unless the husband prevents it. The joke: he agrees to any excuse to keep her, so one excuse works as well as another—satirizing both nagging wives and hen-pecked husbands. **"The Reason Waiter Appletie Did Wed His Nancy Fair"** (right): A man explains he married Nancy because he liked how her mouth curled up and her fuzzy hair. The satire targets superficial male reasoning about marriage—reducing a wife to physical quirks rather than substantive qualities. Both cartoons mock conventional marriage dynamics through exaggeration and absurdist logic, reflecting period attitudes toward gender relations.