Life, 1911-04-13 · page 29 of 44
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This page contains primarily **advertisements and opinion content**, not political cartoons. The main article, "The Cost of Divorce," argues for divorce reform. The author contends that while divorce laws exist, they remain practically inaccessible to ordinary people due to high legal costs (£30 minimum). He proposes making divorce as "easy, cheap and private as marriage"—radical for the era, when divorce was stigmatized and expensive. The four recommendations advocate: (1) streamlined, affordable divorce; (2) no-fault divorce; (3) restricting misconduct-based dissolution to the state; (4) preventing marriage from being weaponized as punishment. The surrounding **advertisements** promote menswear (neckwear, gloves, union suits) typical of early 20th-century catalogues—unremarkable today except as historical marketing artifacts. The page reflects early progressive thinking on marriage law, though divorce reform wouldn't gain mainstream acceptance for decades.
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