Life, 1920-06-03 · page 34 of 52
Life — June 3, 1920 — page 34: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two main pieces: **"The Home Seekers"** (top): A humorous poem and cartoon about a married couple apartment hunting. The wife whispers her real desires to the landlord (wanting twilight, leafy lanes, firelight for her hair) while her husband publicly claims they'll be satisfied with a small rear apartment. The joke satirizes the gap between what newlyweds *want* versus what they can *afford* post-WWI, and the wife's need to hide her aspirations from her husband. The cartoon shows her towering over tiny figures below, captioned "Will she be a more careful shopper than her husband was?"—suggesting wives manage household finances better than husbands. **"Spiritual Motives and Rewards"**: An editorial discussing post-WWI bonus debates, arguing that war's true rewards should be *spiritual* (self-sacrifice, service) rather than financial. It references Sydney Coryn's definition and suggests soldiers should embrace higher ideals rather than expect monetary compensation. **"And the Greatest of These!"**: A brief anecdote about someone named Brown receiving a five-hundred-dollar fine and newspaper coverage as punishment—the "greatest" irony being public humiliation over the fine itself.
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