Life, 1920-11-11 · page 12 of 44
Life — November 11, 1920 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The main cartoon by James Montgomery Flagg depicts a young woman attempting to complete her costume for what appears to be a social event or party. The accompanying verse explains she's trying to "make both ends meet"—a pun on both literally fastening her dress and the financial struggle of living on a limited budget during what appears to be the post-WWI era. The satire targets the economic pressures on working-class women, particularly those seeking to maintain social respectability through proper appearance despite financial constraints. The cartoon's title suggests she "almost" succeeds, implying the constant difficulty of managing expenses while keeping up appearances—a common concern during economically uncertain periods.
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-LIFE- ALMOST SUCCESSFUL A young girl both simple and sweet, ‘as her costume complete, It really is hell, This H. C. of I'm striving to make both ends meet!” The Bubble World Let’s Go! President Wilson declares that the importance of vocational rehabilitation of disabled soldiers “cannot be exaggerated for the welfare of the nation and the development of its energies.” Fair words—but how about a little action? disabled soldier is primarily interested in. disabled. Action is what the That’s how he got Bad Men: law—several, tively, for st Professional baseballers are in trouble with the ctually, for selling games, and some, prospec- ling bases! eee We clip the following communication from the New York World: “Docs as A Noise Nuisance “What about the dog in this new anti-noise crusade? Any- one can put a yelping dog in the back yard and leave him there day and night to torment the whole neighborhood. And there are any number of howling dogs which one cannot even sec, nor can one know whence the barking comes. Why are we compelled to listen to another's yelping beast all day? Speaking of noise nuisances, will any of the readers o chip in to purchase a muzzle for F, S.? * eee Washington Ad: Wanted, by a new Administration Budget for tight housekeeping ; one that can keep down expend- itures while maintaining style to which advertiser wishes to become accustomed. eee A weakfish, which was caught recently in the Delaware Bay, was found to contain a Spanish coin, dated 1709; the logical deduction being, of course, that the poor fish was hoarding his small fortune until the exchange rates get back to normal eee Former Licutenant “ Hard-Boiled” Smith, who was accu and convicted on a charge of extreme cruelty to America military prisoners in France, has been paroled after serving ten months of his sentence, and is now a free man. + This news will be received with mixed emotions by those unhappy youths who went A. W. O. L. for a few days, and are spending the best part of their lives in Fort Leavenworth as a result. S.0.S.=S,. 0. L. UBBY (returning from business): Holy mackerel! Hasn't the plumber repaired that leak yet? Wirey: Not yet, dear. a preliminary survey. His duty allows him to make only He is now at the phone opening com- munications with the service of supplies. 7 What are you going to do, now that the baseball sea- son is over? Nep: Sit down and wait for that loudly heralded break to come in the profiteering game. LOCAL GossIP They say Lem Barstow, the station agent over at Stoney Holler, wuz a-fixin’ his mail-bag ketcher last Tuesday when the four o'clock train come by. The Pust Office feller seen there was somethin’ there, so he ketched at it with his contrivance quicker'n chain light- nin’, and gosh! he had a-holt of Lem! So Lem he went to Ha’tford. He says now that he had been a-plannin’ to take the trip this summer. Must ‘uv made up his mind kind of suddin. comicbooks.co