Life — October 11, 1923 — page 12: what you’re looking at

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# Mrs. Pepis Diary - Life Magazine Page This page contains diary entries from "Mrs. Pepis Diary," a recurring satirical column. The entries (October 4th, 5th, and 6th) mock domestic life and social concerns of the period. The cartoon below depicts a woman in bed confronting what appears to be her husband about laziness—she sarcastically notes he's "getting up at four o'clock in the morning" when "this is the gettin' up I should a' done yesterday." The humor satirizes working-class domestic friction and marital dynamics. The diary entries themselves critique women's domestic authority and decision-making, society gossip, and absurd household product advertising. The overall tone mocks both female social pretension and the mundane concerns of middle-class domestic life during this period.