Life, 1910-02-10 · page 7 of 36
Life — February 10, 1910 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from the satirical magazine *Life* addresses labor issues and working conditions. The section titled "Labor" discusses the challenge of obtaining reliable information about labor practices, referencing historical "slave days" and contemporary charitable organizations' role in poor relief. The central illustration depicts a woman playing chess with a cherub (cupid-like figure), captioned "ADVICE: He don't fuss over that old algebra. Ruin the eyes. Makes 'em dim. Spoils your brows, too. I know something that's more fun." The joke appears to mock domestic advice-giving—suggesting trivial concerns (eyestrain from math) while advocating frivolous pursuits over education. This likely satirizes gender expectations and the limited intellectual aspirations society imposed on women during this era.
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He: BARGAINS, GENTLEMEN, REAL BARGAINS! The Long and Short of It HE short of it is courting, The long of it is living; The short of it, divorce is, The long of it, forg DON’T FUSS OVER THAT OLD ALGEBRA. Go HE trouble with Labor is that it has no Wall Street. There is no place where we can get reliable quotations on Labor Preferred and Labor Common. During slave days we had “the block.’” Now we have to depend on charitable organizations for the relief of the poor. Acrostic Vermillion verses. Assorted adoration. Lovesick lunacy (or lines). Enamored epistles Nice nothings. Tender trophies. Innocent idolatry Neat novelties. Enthusiastic envoys. Sickly sentimentality ADVICE. RUINS THE EVES. MAKES ’Eat Dist, THING THAT’S MORE FUN. SPCILS YOUR BROWS, TOO. 1 KNOW SOME- comicbooks.com