Life, 1919-09-18 · page 17 of 48
Life — September 18, 1919 — page 17: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**Top Cartoon ("In Boston"):** A domestic scene satirizing artistic pretension. A woman sits at a desk refusing her suitor's kiss, claiming she's writing "a love story for the Atlantic" and cannot lower her "tone." The joke mocks self-important writers who adopt exaggerated seriousness about their work, prioritizing artistic dignity over romance. **Bottom Cartoon ("The Family Album of To-Morrow"):** Shows a man viewing a photograph labeled as his mother as a child. The implied joke appears to be about photography or image manipulation—likely satirizing either the unreliability of old photographs or changing standards of childhood appearance. **Article ("Wanted: A Pioneer"):** Commentary on inflation and the cost of living. The text argues that trousers and shoes are essential expenses that are consuming wages, leaving nothing for other purchases. It calls for someone to address this economic problem, likely referencing early 20th-century debates about rising prices and consumer costs.
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N KA SRA “NO, DEAR, 1 CANNOT LET YOU KISS ME TONIGHT, [AM WRITIN SATEANTICS ANDOIT WOULD LOWER MY TONE” Wanted: A Pioneer ]S ctite of vicious attacks onthe packers; who are viewed by many as being the chief cause for e high f everything, the cos! lily mounts those two commodities, One can we along without a shirt, without a neck- tie, without a hat; but one ca far without trousers. The fp won't let him. Nor can one get far without shoes. His feet won't let him. But the time is rapidly approaching when, if one purchases trousers and shoes, he will have little left with which to purchase anything — else - There is a simple remedy, however, THE PAMILY ALBUM OF TO-MORROW if some brave and prominent citizen “THAT'S MOTHER WHEN SHE WAS A LITPLE GIRL” will step forward and start it. Almost _ comicbooks.com