Life, 1919-04-10 · page 21 of 46
Life — April 10, 1919 — page 21: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century American humor: **"Be Not Too Truthful!"** references Admiral Sims (WWI-era naval officer), sarcastically praising his learned lesson that public officials who tell the truth face consequences and unemployment. The satire mocks government dishonesty as standard practice. **"Be a Woman-Hater!"** ironically urges men to adopt misogyny as fashionable, while exposing the hypocrisy: those who benefited most from women's support yet despise them should examine their character. It's a backhanded critique of ungrateful men. **"The Limit"** jokes about a woman so emotionally susceptible that she's moved to tears by meat industry advertisements—a jab at both sentimental advertising tactics and female sentimentality. The cartoon "Better Come Off Your High Horse" (bottom right) shows someone literally on a rocking horse being instructed to dismount, likely satirizing pretentiousness or unrealistic ambitions. Overall, the page blends political cynicism with gender commentary typical of 1920s Life magazine.
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609 Up to You! t 5 a gloomy day, a tomby day, A blue and dismal rainy day, A sad, forlorn and tearful day, If you would make it so. A lonesome day, a sighing day, A cheerless and a erying da: A “what's the use in trying" day— It's up to you, you know. It's a glorious day, a happy day, A joyous and a buoyant day, A merry, laughing, snappy day, If you would make it so. A rare, a fair, a funny day, A “good for making money It’s up to you, you know. Be Not Too Truthful! DMIRAL SIMS has been learn- ing wisdom from the war. Ac- cording to the cables, In a brief speech he said he hesi- tated about telling the truth, because telling the truth got him into more trouble than anything else Telling the truth by public officials is, indeed, invariably unfortunate. They are almost certain to be misunderstood If they keep it up long enough they find themselves out of employment Telling the truth is for small, incon- spicuous men, who, as Kipling says, “can live on a dollar a The Limit ‘E she tender-hearted?” “ Painfully so. She's even affected “NOW, ALFRED, PUT YOUR HANDS OVER YOUR FACE JUST A MINUTE” by the sob-stuff advertisements of the meat barons.” Be a Woman-Hater! KE you a woman-hater? If not, why not? It is fashionable among certa gentlemen to be a woman-hater, These are the ones who have generally re- ceived the most from women, If you have been benefited hy women generally, if you have had them nurse you and sympathize with you and refine you and correct you and stick by you, and are not a woman-hater, ask the reason why There must hea reason. Maybe you have overlooked some important defect in your character. Are you cynical, face- tious, and do you experience a glow of honest pride when you say a smart thing against women? Look to yourself. Perhaps you are not associating with the right kind of men. Maybe you are going with dull, unimaginative, mat- ter-of-fact, honest creatures whose one idea is to be honorable. Why not put yourself under the right cynical influences? No one will do it for you. You yourself MUSE ache “BETTER COME OFF YOUR HIGH HORSE” comicbooks.com