Life, 1919-04-10 · page 40 of 46
Life — April 10, 1919 — page 40: what you’re looking at
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**"An Oversight" Cartoon:** This satirical piece mocks absurd legal enforcement. It depicts a man of unimpeachable character convicted and sentenced merely for carrying a latchkey to his own house without a license. The joke critiques bureaucratic overreach and nonsensical regulation—the "oversight" being that such petty licensing requirements exist at all, or that they're enforced against obviously law-abiding citizens. It's social satire targeting excessive government regulation during the 1920s. **"Jurisprudence" Cartoon:** The lower panel depicts a judge essentially telling a defendant the outcome is predetermined: plead guilty or not guilty, either way the court will find guilt and punish harshly. It satirizes judicial bias and the futility of legal defense when the system is rigged against the accused. **Other Content:** The page also contains period advertisements (Orangeine pain tablets, Herbert Tareyton cigarettes, and a humorous piece about a dog catcher), typical of Life's mixed editorial-advertising format.
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LIFE An Oversight—1924 E stood before the bar of justice. He was a man upright in all ways, and no one H could point the finger of scorn at him. Still he stood, this day, before the bar of justice. Above towered the judge. The district attorney sat buried among his papers, his jaw sct. The reporters copied off the voluminous evidence in the case. The jury filed in with its verdict after having wrangled for two hours. Guilty. And the sentence: was duly pronounced For this man, upright in all ways, had been arrested for carrying a latchkey to his house without a license. 6) Never Let Pain se Your Game TABLETS or POWDERS will relieve the crippling pain of headache, indigestion, colds, neu- ralgia. Whateveryourgamemay be—PLAY it—and play it with vigorandvim thatisfreefrompain. Physicians say “stop pain at once,” because pain shocks the system in a harmful way. The correct thing is to stop it AT ONCE with this pleasant, whole- some prescription. Keep Orange- ine on hand for emergency. For twenty-five years this physician's prescription, known as “Orangeine,” hasbeenrelieving millions of pain and helping to preserve their health by freeing them from the shock of suffering. The Physician’s Prescription Is on Every Package Orangeine is quick to relieve, easy to take, and wholly benefi- cial. Contains no opiates. “Know what you're taking.” Insist on Orangeine, Tablet or Powder form At all druggists for convenience—and in most homes for emergency. Prices Per Package Powders, 10c—25c Tablets, 15c—25c¢ ORANGEINE CHEMICAL CO, CHICAGO ) ALE reyton London ey ton Herbert Tareyton London Smoki Sample upon request ng | Falk Tobacco Co, 1792 Broadway, The Dog Catcher HE burly, bristle-haired man Jed a dozen or more dogs, chained 4 f long the alley lealing free the “pound.” Over his rounded sho ders he carried a sporting ri swore gged ur dogs, playfully tugging at not know they were doome:! hap some of them t) open fields in quest of grouse ar and sensed in the air the browning fields and the li JURISPRUDENCE “TF YOU PLEAD GUILTY, WHICIE YOU ME THE COURT WILL BE aa 1F YOU PLEAD NOT GUILTY, W AIN'T, AND THE COURT FINDS YOU GUILT WHICH IT WILL, IT'LL Go HARD WITH 106 WHAT DO YOU PLEAD —GuILTY oR 34 surtty?””