Life — March 3, 1927 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "Do the Thing Right" and Related Content from Life Magazine This page contains satirical advice and humor columns typical of Life's social commentary. **"Do the Thing Right"** offers tongue-in-cheek maintenance tips for White House upkeep during the Coolidge administration's renovation, mocking both the building's condition and executive life. **"The Call of the City"** depicts a young man debating whether to leave farm life for urban opportunity—a common theme of the era's rural-to-urban migration anxiety. **"So You're the One!"** presents a character claiming exceptional interest in people and willingness to discuss anything, satirizing a particular social personality type. The cartoons and brief dialogues mock contemporary social conventions, romantic posturing, and the tension between rural tradition and urban modernity. The humor relies on recognizing familiar social types rather than specific political figures.