Life, 1919-04-17 · page 38 of 46
Life — April 17, 1919 — page 38: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not editorial satire. The dominant feature is a large ornate advertisement for Chase Leatherware upholstery fabric, targeting furniture and automotive use. The only substantial satirical content is a brief dialogue titled "Easy to Get" that presents a **joke about capital versus labor**. A worker and capitalist debate definitions: the worker argues that giving three-fourths of wages to an employer would be "labor," while the capitalist reframes it as "capital" when reversed. The satire mocks capitalist logic by exposing its self-serving contradiction—suggesting capitalists define terms to justify their own profit while characterizing workers' contributions as mere "labor." The page also includes advertisements for **Bell-Ans indigestion relief** and **Stall's Self and Sex Series** books ($1.20 each), educational guides on sexuality marketed to young people and newlyweds—typical of early 20th-century "hygiene" publishing.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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