Life — April 26, 1928 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "The Way of All Flesh" - Page 7 of Life Magazine This page contains a humorous domestic narrative about hiring a mechanical can opener. The author describes years of frustration with cooks leaving their employment, finally acquiring an "mechanical servant" (an automated can opener) that promises reliable service without the difficulties of human household staff. The joke turns on irony: after celebrating this solution, the mechanical device breaks down immediately, leaving his wife in tears—the can opener "has gone." He must now wait an hour for repairs. The accompanying cartoon "The Ladies at Their Wurst" (bottom left) appears to show women dining, likely satirizing food or dining habits, though specific context is unclear from the image alone. A separate poetry section titled "Refutation of Herrick" follows.