Life, 1920-01-22 · page 13 of 36
Life — January 22, 1920 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The page contains two distinct satirical items: **Top illustration**: Shows society women receiving letters about returning from Palm Beach, satirizing upper-class social rituals and correspondence during the 1919 winter season. **"Progress" section**: Lists agricultural/farming headlines from 1919, mocking farmers' conflicts with profiteers over living costs—suggesting repeated warnings that went unheeded. **"Higher Education" dialogue**: A joke about an automaton school graduate, playing on contemporary anxieties about mechanization and education's relevance. **"The Anti-Milk Movement" cartoon**: Depicts a tall figure (likely representing profiteers or capitalists) standing over a crowd of children. The caption satirizes a boycott movement—babies' parents refusing to buy milk until prices drop, critiquing high food costs during the post-WWI inflation period of 1919. All content reflects 1919 economic frustrations and class tensions.
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Vase LETTER THEY WROTE FATHER ANNOUNCING THEIR RETURN FROM PALM BEACH WAS DELAYED TN TRANSIT Progress neta) t) Reduce H. G of L. —Headline, August, 1919 Against Profiteers. —Headline, Septemcr, 1919 — Fight Increased Living Costs. "Saeiie| Savise —Headline, October, 1919. iow Vans Move Ste rofitcers Warned Against High Prices. Headliae, November, 1919. ilmer Has Plan to Cut Living Cost —Headline, December, 19149. IVKOM which it would appear the profiteers had better 1 look out or some day something might possibly happen them. Higher Education \AUD: Can you run a flivver? THE ANTEMILK MOVEMENT Beatrice: No, indeed. Mavp : “DOCTOR, WE BARIES HAVE DECIDED TO BOYCOLT MILK Why, | thought you graduated at an automobile chool! UNTLL THE PRICE COMES DOWN, ALSO WE DEMAND THAT YOU BRING NO MORE BABIES INTO THE WORLD UNTO THE Beatrice: So I did, but I only took the classical course. BOYCOTT IS RAISED” comicbooks.com