Life — April 10, 1924 — page 10: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "Right Where I Was" by Don Herald This satirical piece critiques marriage advice columns. Herald argues that magazines publishing "Don'ts for Husbands" and "Don'ts for Wives" create marital discord by encouraging suspicion and resentment between spouses. He uses himself as example: a successful man with talents his wife knows and appreciates. Such magazine advice, he argues, would poison this relationship by suggesting he hide his abilities and that she monitor his behavior—introducing doubt where none existed. The cartoon below (captioned "Hint to Government Officials") depicts a hot-dog stand, suggesting private enterprise's value. It satirizes government control of business, implying authorities shouldn't deprive people of these useful commercial operations. The page reflects 1920s-era concerns about commercial advice culture and government regulation of private business.