Life, 1919-10-23 · page 28 of 36
Life — October 23, 1919 — page 28: what you’re looking at
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This page mixes satirical commentary with period advertisements (circa 1910s-1920s). **The Satire:** The "Not His Own Words" cartoon mocks academic dishonesty—an examiner suspects a student's essay isn't original, and the student admits he lifted phrases from a dictionary. The humor targets both student laziness and the examiner's weariness with such cheating. **Other Jokes:** - "Social Scale": A pun—a wealthy father explains that a "social scale" is literally where "money is weighed" - "A Long-felt Want": Satirizes class anxiety; a domestic science course supposedly trains girls to marry dukes but settle for clerks instead - The minister and "Hooligan": Commentary on working-class domestic violence as normal and inevitable **Context for Modern Readers:** These reflect Edwardian attitudes: academic integrity concerns, class mobility anxieties, and resigned acceptance of spousal fighting as humorous rather than serious. The advertisements for remedies (foot powder, cement, indigestion pills) were standard magazine filler. The page is primarily **satirical social commentary through short comic scenarios**, using humor to critique education, class pretensions, and domestic norms.
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