Life, 1916-08-24 · page 10 of 42
Life — August 24, 1916 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**Top Cartoon:** A humorous illustration of an early automobile with multiple occupants losing control on a rural road. The dialogue ("Gee whiz, Mary, I can't stop the engine!" / "Oh, George! And gasoline so high!") satirizes both the mechanical unreliability of early cars and contemporary anxiety about fuel costs. **"Homelike" Section:** A brief dialogue joke about vacation hotels lacking home comforts. **"How to Get Money" Section:** A satirical essay on wealth acquisition, ranking methods from best (inheritance) to worst (marriage). The accompanying illustration titled "A Terrible Revenge if He Isn't Elected" depicts a tall, thin political figure, likely referencing electoral consequences, though the specific candidate is unclear from the image alone.
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ig ri rae er}! <3 ayy Vat - ‘ . LHS, RSS eh re ASHER: Jrnoste like a strange place at all. home. WHIZ, MARY, IC. T STOP THE ENGINE!” “OH, GEORGE! AND GASOLINE SO HIGH!” Homelike How did you enjoy your vacation? : Fine; the hotel where I put up didn’t seem It had all the discomforts of A TERRIBLE REVENGE AF HE ISN'T ELECTED How to Get Money PERHAPS the best way to get money is to inherit it. This usually requires no brains, skill, trouble or spe- cial aptitude on the part of the recipient. Neither does it involve any obligations of an embarrassing nature, In this respect it has a distinct advantage over getting money by marriage. Getting money by marriage is of course tremendously popular and most authorities unhesitatingly recommend it as the best method next to inheriting, but the fact remains that it involves many pitfalls, The wife or husband who brings the money to you may turn out to be considerable of a nuisance and therefore decidedly annoying to have hanging around. This confronts one with the very difficult task of getting rid of the said husband or wife without at the same time getting rid of the said all-important money. The invention of alimony has served to obviate this diffi- culty somewhat so far as the female sex is concerned, but there is still no satisfactory outlet short of murder for poor men with rich and unattractive wiv and murder unquestionably has its perils. Another excellent way to get money is to have a piece of property, which has been a great burden to you, and which you have been unable to get rid of at any price, sud- denly turn out to be immensely valuable because of a big public improvement in the vicinity or the movement of business in that direction. This method, however, requires a certain amount of initial capital and perhaps a modicum of judgment. HE deadliest weapon in the world is the good-natured smile.