Life, 1920-05-20 · page 13 of 48
Life — May 20, 1920 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This page contains **society gossip and humor** rather than political satire. The "Society Notes in the Servantless Era" section reports on wealthy families' activities—new appliances, automobile competitions, and social events. The two illustrations are **humorous domestic scenes**: the upper cartoon shows a woman in a car making a comment about the clutch and compression; the lower, titled "Mickey, the Newsboy, Deposits His First Dollar," depicts a crowded street scene, likely satirizing a young newsboy's first earnings. The page's humor centers on **leisure-class concerns** (modern appliances, automobiles, servants) and the quaint idea of a newsboy's financial milestone. The "Servantless Era" title suggests post-WWI labor scarcity affecting wealthy households. No specific political figures or events are referenced.
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“LIFE. Society Notes in the Servantless Era yRS. ALGERNON VANDERFOOLE has just ordered for her personal use a mahogany cabinet electric washer, in the new William and Mary period design, with the family crest in diamonds on the front panel. A. spirited motor-cleaning contest was held yesterday in the Goldrocke garage. One of our 1 popular young clubmen, Freddie Mainwaring, won first 1s, polishing off his limousine in twenty-five minutes. Van Bibbles finished putting in their winter coal on Tuesday. Mr. “Jack” showing both speed and finish in his shovel action, while his. older brother: eville and Augustus, handled the family motor truck and carried baskets with marked ability. Van Bibble was in wonderful form, The early stroller in the vicinity of the de Payster home is often rewarded by a glimpse of its winsonte young mistress, as she ly scrubs her white marble steps, attired in chic overalls of gr sunkist rosebud chintz, with a coquettish houdoir cap of near-Venise. Mrs. de Payster will be remembered as the winner in the carpet-beating lee, during the recent housecleaning carnival. Mrs, G. Hardon Delancey is receiving congratulations on the installation of nificent automatic dishwasher, which reduces time and labor to a minimum, and enables its fair owner to devote herself more earnestly to the fine hardwood floors which distinguish the Delancey apartment. MICKEY, THE NEWSBOY, DEPOSITS HIS FIRST DOLLAR 933 She: 'M SURE YOUR CLUTCH IS ALL RIGHT, AND THE COMPRESSION IS BEAUTIFUL On any pleasant day, Mr. J. Humphrey Long- shotte may be seen at the palatial stables of his Long Island home, instructing his younger sons, Percy and Mandeville, in the art of grooming the blooded mounts which are a feature of the estate. Dinner guests at the Uppertenne mansion are loud in their praises of the perfect buttling of their genial host, Major J. Fremont Uppertenne. The English-tailored overalls introduced by Mr. Reg ! Noodle are rapidly finding favor with the younger houscholders of the smart set. Mr. Harry Ledood, Leona Spuddes will be gave a recherché cafete evening. whose Miss brated to-morrow noon, marriage to a dinner to his ushers last Corinne kwell Swain, LIFE’S Title Contest ILL. be announced in as early an issue as pos- sible, due notice of which will be published The contest closed on May 3rd, the contributions coming in during the last week at an average of over three thousand a day! It is superfluous to state that a most careful reading of the titles re- quires time and patience ISS PAVONIA (of Ne tertaining her cousin from } you never been in New York hefore? Exsie (twelve): child! thirteen, en ka): Have » Yor Oh, yes—once, when I was a comicbooks.com