Life — May 22, 1913 — page 12: what you’re looking at

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# "The Man's Page" - New York Evening Saffron, May 32, 1913 This is the advice column section of the magazine, not a political cartoon. The page contains several columns addressing men's issues of the era: **"The Minimum Wage for Men"** argues for economic justice, suggesting American men deserve living wages to avoid poverty and moral decline. **"Should Men Vote?"** satirically questions male voting rights—flipping the women's suffrage debate by asking whether men, prone to poor judgment, should have political power. **"Passion of the Cities"** and **"How to Hold a Wife"** offer relationship and domestic advice typical of the period. The humor lies in inverting gender-politics arguments of 1913, when women's suffrage was actively debated. By applying suffrage arguments to men instead, the column mocks anti-suffrage logic.