Will you be our Valentine?

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Happy Valentine’s Day, friends! In 1917 Congress passed legislation lowering the income tax exemption minimum for unmarried men. Political cartoonist Clifford Berryman’s cartoon for May 5 shows Cupid wondering if this new law will cause a rise in marriages, thus helping his business. Isn’t Cupid adorable?

Berryman ARC

Untitled by Clifford Berryman, 5/9/1917, U.S. Senate Collection (ARC 6011233)

Source: arcweb.archives.gov

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    He looks so scruffy.
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