Life, 1922-10-26 · page 7 of 36
Life — October 26, 1922 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three satirical pieces about early 20th-century American social life: **"The Election Day Talkers"** mocks people who discuss voting but lack commitment—one character admits he nearly voted for Mr. Smyth for Congress but didn't because he arrived late. **"Simple Home Remedy"** offers absurdist advice for marital disputes, suggesting a "lump of pride dissolved" and a kiss as treatment. **The main cartoon** depicts three fashionable women by a riverside or canal (possibly Paris, given the background architecture), captioned with humorous dialogue about marriage. One woman jokes about being engaged three times without knowing the symptoms, satirizing both women's marriage prospects and casual attitudes toward commitment in the period. The overall tone mocks bourgeois social pretensions and romantic/political flightiness.
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The Election Day Talkers . had a notion to call you and ask you what you were going to wear. | asked Jimi at breakfast if he thought my suit and a tailored hat would be all right, but he’s so unsatis- factory. He said he didn’t think it would influence the result. Are you going to vote a straight ticket? I did last time. A straight ticket is nice, but it’s all over so soon.” . like to vote for that Mr. Smyth for Congress. I heard him s that is, I would have if we hadn't been just a half-hour late. I like his picture; such good eyes. Still, [ can't vote for him unless I split my ticket, can I? I don’t think it's right for them to complicate things like that, do you?” “".. ready for us? No; you goin first. I wish we could go in together. It would be ever so much nicer. LIFE We could talk about. our ballots.” . already? I wonder if they'll wait a minute? I seem to have lost my list. I wrote down the names on the back of the milk bill last night. Well, I suppose I'll have to go in without it. My dear, wait for me; we'll have time . . . the cunningest little gown . . . right around the corner.” McC. H. Simple Home Remedy For Matrimonial Heartache: A lump of pride dissolved in a glass of common sense. Swallow immedi- ately and settle with a kiss. Add a dose of wholesome compliments. Repeat as often as needed. A RANK heathen is a person who thinks the Book of Numbers is the telephone directory. A Paris! Sioux Falls? Reno? Out of date! I'm for Paris, on the Seine, Where the French don’t make you wait If you would be free again. France has got.a heart and soul. Where I bought my trousseau I Find that with another roll I my liberty can buy. South Dakota? Not for me. Nay. The prairies make me sick. Vive la France! A Paris! Oui! There I'll get my freedom quick! E. S.V. Z. Matoney Jr.: What’s an “ami- cable settlement,” Pa? Matoney Sr.: A town where there’s no Oirish, Oi suppose, sonny. ii TN : J: = “Are you certain you love him?” “My dear, you don’t suppose I've been engaged three times without knowing the symptoms.” comicbooks.com