Life, 1920-12-16 · page 6 of 45
Life — December 16, 1920 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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**Main Cartoon: "He Gets Up His Nerve for That"** Artist James Montgomery Flagg depicts three caricatured figures, likely representing politicians or public figures, in an exaggerated discussion about a movie stunt performer named Jim. The caption suggests Jim performs dangerous stunts without hesitation, contrasting with the timidity of the figures discussing him. This appears to satirize political cowardice—mocking public figures who lack the courage that ordinary citizens possess. **Supporting Articles:** The page includes commentary on housing shortages and the value placed on human life (referencing a soldier's compensation). A separate item addresses voting rights restrictions for women in Jamaica, treating the topic with satirical indignation about fairness. The satire targets institutional timidity and political inequity common to the early 20th century.
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LIFE’S Ready Replies Good Under sAny Circumstsices; At Any Time; Use Them and Be Ready for Emergencies Housing UVESTION —What is your opinion about the house and flat shortage? Answer—The problem of supplying the need for houses and flats is of grave im- portance. I am in favor of solving it at any cost, but we must recognize the dan- ger of discouraging builders. Builders are very easily discouraged, much more so than the average married tenant with a number of small children, An attempt at regulation that would not disturb the family man at all would make a builder gloomy and might cause his retirement. Therefore we must be careful. What we need is a plan by which rents may be lowered without reducing the income of the landlords; and the very trouble with nearly all our attempts at solution is that they have ignored this indispensable re- quirement. On the other hand, I have great faith in the people themselves. Eventually they will work this thing out The resumption of trade relations be- tween Patagonia and Chapultepec is HE GETS UP HIS NERVE FOR THAT rather significant That movie daredevil, McQuade, Does no neck-risking stunts—he's afraid The Explanation \ fellow named Jim Always doubles for him— Except when’ his salary’s: paid. ment house averages 70. JAWER MONTEOMERY FLAGG ILLIS: They say the temperature in your apart- Gittis: That's right. The janitor’s quarters are 110 The Value of a Man and the rest of the building is 30. ORMAN D. MackKAY, an American soldier, lost a leg in the Argonne fighting, and was rewarded for this ace plishment with a pension of $80 a month, Later, our munificent government presented him with a wooden leg, and at the same time carefully subtr: 37 per cent. from his compensation In commenting editorially on the case, the Evening Post says: For close figuring on the value of a man and of his sac- rifices for the country, commend us to the war risk bureau and its assistant director, R. H. Hallett. Mr. Hallett's fine sense of thrift has reduced the national budget by just $17 a month. As for Norman D. MacKay—he can stump along through life with the wooden leg with which the government has so ben- provided him.” Nevertheless, is it difficult to understand why the war risk bureau made such a low estimate of the value of a man? Oratory “WES, that orator certainly convinced me that he was right.” “What was he talking in favor of? SOCIAL AGONIES nno. Ir$. Vow Wilkins Brown: THESE ARE SIZE 4? WHAT SIZE 1S MRS, DE WILLISTER SMYTH NOW WEARING? wo! N of Jamaica are about to receive a restricted vote Clerk: THOSE ARE THE SMALLEST YOU COULD POSSIRLE GET INTO, fee aucttnamcaee atl & . MADAM. MRS. DE WILLISTER SMYTH IS WEARING THE SAME SIZE. we trust, in erest of fair play, to « Mrs, Van Wilkins Rr IVE ME size 3!GA AND 1 SHALL T INTO TF Restricter comicbooks.com