Life, 1924-01-17 · page 6 of 36
Life — January 17, 1924 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This 1924 *Life* magazine page contains two satirical pieces: **"Mr. Kleboe's Clinker"** (top): A visual joke about a man planning to mail his dog wearing an iron muzzle and pajamas to announce the dog's "disbandment." This appears to be absurdist humor mocking something contemporaneous—likely a personal or social scandal—through an intentionally ridiculous proposed solution. **"Business is Business"** (bottom): A doctor tells a female patient he won't examine her but will write down symptoms so she can "work on them" at home. The satire targets the dismissive treatment of women's health concerns and the profit-driven nature of medical practice, presenting the doctor as more interested in billing than actual care. Both cartoons employ *Life*'s characteristic irreverent humor to critique contemporary social behaviors and professional ethics.
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No. Mr. Kleboe’s Clinker toe decides to put bestos pajamas on his terrier pup and send him ¢ a furnace s Dec. 12, 1921 te hopes to announce its ¢ nent in ni ‘k's issue of LIFE Doctor BUSINESS IS BUSINESS The Annual Crisis EOPLE who choke and sputter just w may be suffering from having seen some state’s 1924 motor-license plate for the first time. They are ter- ribly sensitive wsthetes when it comes to the tags on other people's Fords They wouldn't live in a state unless it had a smart-looking license plate. They wouldn't even trust it to have a better one next year. Certain combinations of colors put them off a state for life. Pe ps that is why a number of states are havi trouble with their governors. Ugly autom tags over a period of years may have excluded promising executive material Debate about whether or not to carry the name of one’s town on a separate plate enlivens talk this month, espe- people who ride street y they can't see it and in; and that. settles fellow says the city name- ¢ should be shown so a tourist can he a visible boost for his town. That's a new way of looking at it MeC. H. Mrs. Neurotique: pocToR, DON'T YOU THINK I HAVE TRAUMATIC NEUK NOT YET, BUT I'LL WRITE YOU OUT A LIST OF THE SYMPTOMS WORKING ON THEM AN” YOU CAN GO HOME AND START comicbooks.com 4