Life — October 30, 1919 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 745 This page contains two satirical pieces about justice and social hypocrisy: **Top cartoon** ("Ladies of the Jury"): A courtroom sketch showing a defendant and lawyer facing a jury box filled entirely with women. The satire appears to mock either women serving on juries (relatively novel at this time) or the unpredictability of their verdicts. **Bottom images**: A two-panel piece titled "The Man Who Told You A Hard-Luck Story And Got A Dollar — And The Man You Turned Down." The left panel shows someone receiving charity; the right panel appears blank or heavily darkened. This satirizes the inconsistency of charitable impulses—criticizing readers for giving to one beggar while refusing another, exposing the arbitrary nature of compassion. The overall theme addresses courtroom judgment and moral judgment more broadly.