Life, 1924-10-30 · page 10 of 36
Life — October 30, 1924 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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The top cartoon depicts two figures—a "Reform Candidate" and a "Party Leader"—in conversation. The reform candidate proposes "to take a firm stand against the harmful effects of children's factory work," while the party leader dismissively asks "what's the idea? children can't vote, can they?" This satirizes political hypocrisy: politicians support reforms only when constituents can vote on them. Children, having no voting power, don't merit protection despite obvious moral wrongs. The cartoon critiques how self-interest rather than principle drives political priorities. The lower cartoon shows a street vendor with refuse, captioned "this ain't worth no fifteen cents"—likely satirizing inefficiency or poor business sense, though context is limited here.
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* LIFE = Ns Reps Diary» A heavy post this morning, and in it a quest for aid from a home missions socic which I should give gladly did I not th cy would spend it on remote Indians and mountaine: ad of looking into such vital evils as the defect tops on talcum powder bottled in glass and the salad drc ing served in dining cars. I wonder, by the way, w es the menus for our railway refectories. Wh reminds me that I have never yet satisfied one of life ambitions—namely, to eat a peeled muscat grape, ic +»+To luncheon at the Ambassador with Harrict De and we fell a-talking of the most profound things in ! in amusing contrast with the giddy scene about us, but was one of the most fascinating discourses that ever took part in. And Hat told me of the rumor that H Freud would now repudiate most of his early writir which sets me wondering again if sporting with Amary in the shade is as footless an occupation as Milton mi: have us think....All the evening gone in reading up 1c magazines, and when I fell upon “Here lies Mare C: nelly—Who?” which Mare had written as an epitaph himself at the request of Vanity Fair, my mirth was excessive and prolonged that Sam regarded me gravely Lay late, pondering what I should do ii October ; awakened in the night and saw a burg 31st ca : deciding that it would be naught save ly as still as I could so that he could get away without murd: This gloomy reflection was born of the fact that t ter Founsy family living over us was robbed last Sunday night Reform Candidate: 1 vrovost TO TAKE A FIRM STAND all its plate, a disaster in which Sam took a grim sat AGAINST THE EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN IN FACTORIES. faction because of their noisy habits. I cannot figure « Party Leader: Wat's THE BIG IEA? CHILDRE exactly what it is they do, quoth he, but it sounds to VOTE, CAN THEY? (Continued cn page 32) Boston Police Testimony LAW course, says a news item, has been established for Boston police so that they will be able to testify in a legal manner. We may, therefore, expect the following: “If your Honor please, I have the corpus delicti which is part of the res geste and the scire facias was issued nun pro tune and without vi ct ramis although the maxim of caveat emptor should apply when taken into consid- cration with fides servanda est and the fieri facias had versus the spiritus frumenti alias booterleggerus non con- stat coca colaus. Further witness saith not.” Legalus. Efficiency! IRST BUSINESS MAN: Now, as to that deal, old chap: shall I forget to give you a ring about it, or shall I make a memorandum and let my secre- tary forget to give you a ring? “THIS AIN'T WOKTH NO FIFTEEN CENTS.” comicbooks.com