Life — December 31, 1925 — page 5: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Life Magazine Page This page contains several pieces of humor commentary rather than political cartoons: **"Lament"** (Roger Burlingame) is a nostalgic poem complaining about modern changes—new fashions, homes, music, and social trends—ending with dislike of "New years" itself. **"The New Year Resolutions of a Captain of Industry"** by McCready Huston lists humorous self-improvement goals for a wealthy businessman: controlling his wife's spending, monitoring his daughter's curfew, limiting his son's saxophones, and investigating Florida money/broadcasting opportunities. **The accompanying sketch** shows what appears to be a working-class or poor family in cramped quarters, illustrating the class contrast with the captain's concerns. **"The Perfect Flop"** and **"Test"** are brief comedic dialogue pieces about workplace mishaps and joke-telling. The page satirizes wealth disparity, generational anxiety, and New Year's platitudes typical of 1920s American humor.