Life — March 6, 1919 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 356 **Main Cartoon ("Stick Around and See the Fun"):** A large, disheveled figure clings to a lamppost while a smaller man walks away. This appears to satirize a drunk or inebriated person unable to leave, likely mocking those who resist Prohibition enforcement. **"Salvation Ahead" Article:** References an entrepreneur planning steamship service from Nova Scotia to New York, marketing it as a way to smuggle alcohol ("messengers of comfort") past Prohibition laws. The joke satirizes how Prohibition created loopholes and illegal commerce. **"When It Comes" Section:** Lists things people will miss (breweries, old acquaintances) versus won't miss under Prohibition, alongside things they *won't* miss (sermons, temperance lectures). This mocks both Prohibition advocates and its critics. **"Dry Reading Matter" Cartoon:** A figure reads near a "Saloon Closed" sign, likely referencing life after Prohibition implementation. The page satirizes the imminent Prohibition era (1920-1933).