Life, 1910-10-13 · page 9 of 44
Life — October 13, 1910 — page 9: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two satirical pieces from *Life* magazine: **"Not Yet"** references Secretary of the Treasury McVeagh's plans for new currency designs. The satire mocks how long the dollar has "shrunk" in value over two years, suggesting the wait for redesigned bills is pointless when the currency itself is deteriorating. **"Accommodating"** depicts a dialogue between a man seeking a ten-dollar loan and another who fears lending would damage their friendship. The joke plays on social awkwardness around money between friends—a timeless theme, though the specific ten-dollar amount reflects early 20th-century economics. The lower illustration shows a couple with a dog, captioned with banter about trimming hats versus cuffs, illustrating marital domestic negotiations.
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Not Yet HEN Mr. MeVeagh became Secretary of the Treasury one of the purposes attributed to him was to have new and beautiful designs for the paper currency and to make the hills smaller. Word has come from ‘Washington that these changes have been put off. The dollar has shrunk so much in the last two years that it seemed best to wait. Accommodating OBBLE: I should like to lend you that ten dollars, old man, but I know how it would be if I did—it would end our friendship. Sroxe: Well, old chap, there has been a great deal of friendship between us. I think if you could make it five. we might worry along on half as much “1 DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE GOING TO EXPECT YOUR WIFE TO TRIM MER OWN HATS." “WELL, I'VE ALWAYS TRIMMED Sty OWN CUPFS.""