Life, 1917-02-01 · page 4 of 40
Life — February 1, 1917 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This cartoon satirizes lawyers by depicting a man in a law office who declines legal consultation, saying he'll wait for "The Lawyer's Number of Life" coming next week to get free advice instead. The accompanying text announces that Life magazine will publish a special "Lawyer's Number" mocking the legal profession. The satire escalates with dark humor: Life promises to expose lawyers ("Justice will be meted out to all of them"), charge only ten cents, and offer a subscription sentence of "one year on the Island of Mirth and a fine of something like five dollars." The final jab states "If we had our way, everybody would be pronounced guilty"—suggesting lawyers deserve collective punishment. This reflects early 20th-century American skepticism toward lawyers as a self-interested profession exploiting clients.
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Lae “Do you wish to consult a lawyer?” : . “No, sir. The Lawyer's Nun “er of Lire is coming out next week, and I expect to get all the free advice I want from that.” Yes, it is but too true. We have tried to conceal the fact that we were getting up a Law- yer’s Number. But now the fatal truth must be told. 4 It is coming next week. a | Special It will not spare the lawyers. Ofer P Justice will be meted out to all of them. HS The price of this number will, as usual, be ten cents. farce, (Canadian q The subscription price is the same as usual also. fi ae Will you become a regular subscriber? : The sentence is: One year on the Island of Mirth and a fine of something like five dollars.* No bail allowed. He If we had our way, everybody would be pronounced = URNS guilty. ie By Open only to new subscribers; no sub- scriptions renewed at this rate. Pl 73 LIFE, 17 West 31st Street, New York. +One Year, $5.00. (Canadian, $5.52; Foreign, $6.04) ot comicbooks.com