Life, 1910-07-07 · page 14 of 48
Life — July 7, 1910 — page 14: what you’re looking at
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**The Main Cartoon ("A Study in Expression"):** Shows a woman on a telephone complaining to someone, with the caption "HOW FUNKY. TELL ME ABOUT IT." This satirizes the tendency of people—particularly college graduates and alumni—to use the phone to air complaints and grievances. It's mocking social gossip culture. **The Frank Gould Article:** Satirizes wealthy heir Frank Gould's announced plan to expatriate to France and become a French citizen. The magazine treats this mock-seriously as a national crisis, sarcastically suggesting Americans must "struggle on" and maintain "faith in Providence" during this trial. The satire lies in the absurd over-dramatization: a rich man leaving the country is presented as a patriotic catastrophe requiring national resilience. **Context:** Both pieces mock contemporary upper-class society—their petty complaints and self-importance—suggesting that wealthy Americans' personal dramas deserve far less gravity than they command in social discourse.
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