Life — October 30, 1919 — page 7: what you’re looking at

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# Analysis This page contains two distinct satirical pieces about labor and domestic work: **Top panel:** Four cherubs hold signs representing different labor demands: "Love's Labor Union No. 3," "Increased Cost of Living Must Go," "Fair Play and Shorter Hours," and "Equity Lovers." This appears to satirize labor union organizing and wage demands of the era. **Bottom cartoon:** A domestic scene titled "No Wonder the Worm Has Turned" depicts a mistress complaining to her maid about unpaid household labor. The mistress demands the maid take on additional duties (carpets, floors, coal) while receiving only ten dollars monthly, then expresses shock at the servant's discontent. The satire critiques the exploitative wages and working conditions of domestic servants, particularly women, while mocking employers' obliviousness to why workers would demand better treatment—the labor unrest referenced above.