Life, 1911-12-14 · page 31 of 40
Life — December 14, 1911 — page 31: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements and brief humor items** rather than political cartoons. The main content includes: 1. **"The Unfair Divorcée"** — A brief anecdote where Dr. H.W. Wiley (a real food safety expert) compares an unfair business offer to a divorcing woman's settlement proposal: she'll let her ex-husband have "the baby half the time" but he can have "the nights." The joke plays on the unfairness of the arrangement being presented as generous. 2. **"An Explanation"** — A farm humor piece where a farmer admits his college-educated nephew is foolish, quipping the college "gave up" on him before graduation. The bulk of the page contains **period advertisements** for travel tours, formal fabrics, Libbey glassware, European auto tours, and Key West cigars. There is **no significant political satire** on this page—it's a standard Life magazine issue mixing light humor with commercial ads typical of 1912 publications.
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