Life, 1914-09-24 · page 4 of 45
Life — September 24, 1914 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**Top Cartoon:** A courtroom scene depicting legal testimony. A lawyer questions a witness about events she couldn't have witnessed directly, challenging her credibility regarding a defendant's alleged aggravation of his wife. The caption reads: "BUT, IF YOU WERE NOT PRESENT WHEN THE DEFENDANT THREW THE SOUP-PLATE AT HIS WIFE, HOW CAN YOU SWEAR THAT SHE AGGRAVATED HIM INTO DOING IT? I'M HER EX-HUSBAND." The satire mocks both the absurdity of allowing biased testimony (an ex-husband vouching for a woman's character) and the legal system's acceptance of circumstantial claims about provocation. **Bottom Cartoon:** Shows a figure forcibly extracting money from another, captioning why they won't subscribe to Life magazine. The page is primarily **advertising** for Life subscriptions, offering promotional rates.
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Lawyer: BUT, IF YOU WERE NOT PRESENT WHEN THE DEFENDANT THREW THE SOUREEATE AT HIS WIFE, HOW CAN YOU SWEAR THAT SHE AGGRAVATED HIM INTO DO- ING IT? “YM HER EX-HUSBAND,” Becoming a regular yearly subscriber will entitle you to the double Christmas number, issued De- cember Ist, the price of which is 25 cents. Or, One Dollar will bring you Life for three months. See cou- pon.. You risk the money, RF but the laugh is on us. y Enclosed ae a *i : Open only to new subscribers; no sub- The Victim: wy pipy't 1 OBEY THAT IM- Pa scription renewed at this rate. PULSE AND SEND IN MY FIVE DOLLARS FOR ONE YRAn'S SUBSCRIPTION TO “Live” # LIFE, 17 West 31st Street, New York 62 wo” One Year $5.00. (Canadian $5.52, Foreign $6.04)