Life — November 18, 1920 — page 13: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains satirical commentary on U.S. postal service inefficiency. The "Post Office Paragraphs" section humorously critiques mail delivery, joking that putting George Washington's facsimile (signature) on envelopes offers "overwhelming" odds something will go wrong. The text defends letter carriers' grueling work (walking 17 miles daily) while blaming systemic failures instead. The top cartoon by James Montgomery Flagg depicts a military officer confronting a civilian about coal delivery—likely satirizing wartime bureaucratic confusion or labor disputes. The lower cartoon, captioned about "Estelle dancing stiffly," appears to be a social commentary on awkward dancing or courtship behavior. The page concludes with brief humorous dialogue exchanges labeled "Big Thing" and "Lady Candidate for Governor," typical of LIFE's comedic filler content.