Life, 1924-01-10 · page 6 of 44
Life — January 10, 1924 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two satirical pieces reflecting early 20th-century social commentary. **"The Hat Check Girl on Alimony"** presents a dialogue where a hat check girl at the Café de l'Etat discusses her various ex-husbands and alimony payments with a patron named Joe. The satire targets both the economic dependency women faced through alimony and satirizes what appears to be a woman leveraging multiple marriages for financial support—a scandalous concept for the era. **"Same Old Jolly"** is a brief political exchange between Crawford and Carshaw discussing an upcoming presidential election and tax reduction, reflecting standard political humor of the period. The accompanying cartoon illustration depicts men in formal attire, likely illustrating the café scene from the first piece, with a caption reading "And she started so humble, too"—suggesting ironic commentary on social climbing through marriages.
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