Life, 1924-02-21 · page 12 of 36
Life — February 21, 1924 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two satirical pieces about urban social behavior on the subway. **"The Reward of the Rapid Transit"** (left column) critiques how subway travel isolates people. The author argues that while subway inconvenience is frustrating, it paradoxically provides privacy—one can talk to oneself without embarrassment since the noise and crowd make it unnoticeable. The piece jokes that this "reward" of privacy justifies tolerating the transportation's discomforts. **"Repose"** (right side) is a brief comic dialogue between a mother and child discovering something unusual under the kitchen sink, which the child identifies as "the plumber." **"Thickening the Plot"** (illustration below) shows a police sergeant interrogating an elegantly dressed woman about a lost article—apparently a platinum dog collar set with diamonds—humorously suggesting jewelry theft or missing valuables among the wealthy.
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