Life, 1920-01-08 · page 11 of 44
Life — January 8, 1920 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon**: "A Real Sentimentalist" depicts four women in an elegant drawing room discussing remarriage. The dialogue reveals social hypocrisy: a widow claims she'll remain faithful to her deceased husband's memory, yet the narration notes her new suitor is "the black sheep of his family"—suggesting she's pursuing him despite (or because of) his disreputable status. The satire mocks sentimental declarations about widowhood that mask pragmatic or opportunistic romantic interests. **Bottom Section**: Three brief comic vignettes satirize everyday absurdities. "No Hurry About Impeachment" references political gridlock regarding President Wilson. "Too True" jokes about influence requiring practical experience. "A Mild Flirtation" and "Pinched" offer domestic humor. The overall page targets hypocrisy, pretense, and the gap between stated principles and actual behavior among the genteel classes.
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“LIFE: Ayn AVY AA Scaty | YY Lin HY ees A Mo A REAL SENTIMENTALIST “As IT TRUE YOU ARE GOING TO MARRY AGAIN?" “T KNOW, No Hurry About Impeachment HAT impetuous character Henry Ml Wise Wood has been writing to Representatives from New York asking for the impeachment of Presi- Wilson, That is something the House is hardly likely to take on until it sees how much is left of Mr. Wilson and of the Senate at the close of their long agitating difference. If the Senate ceds in destroying Mr. Wilson it t he necessary to impeach him, but if finally the Senate is itself impaired in combative power as the result of its long contention with the President, the instinct of self-preservation will doubt- less control the action of the House. “ LJOW can you afford to go to Flor- ida for the winter?” “T can't afford to buy coal—that’s why.” YES, DEAR. “BUT YOU ARE STIL. IN MOURNING.” BUT THEN HARRY'S THE BLACK SHEEP OF HIS FAMILY.” Too True OHNNY: Pa: you have until you try to use it. Pa, what is influence? Influence is what you think PINCHED A Mild Flirtation ARKE Darke: Well, not to speak to, but we have a blushing acquaintance. Do you know that girl? comicbooks.com