Life — January 19, 1928 — page 8: what you’re looking at

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# Analysis of This Life Magazine Page This page celebrates a "Havana Number" dedicated to Cuba, designed with assistance from Conrado Massaguer, a prominent Cuban cartoonist and publisher of *Social* magazine. **"Sloppy Joe's"** depicts a disheveled man—likely referencing the famous Havana bar of that name—with the caption "I knew the tropics would affect me," a joke about how Caribbean living supposedly causes moral or physical decline. **"The Clue"** is a brief joke about forgetting what magazine one wanted to buy, solved by "a picture of a girl on the front cover"—typical period humor about male magazine readership. **"Vocational,"** "Pure Havana," and **"A Pachyderm's Plaint"** appear to be lighter humor pieces celebrating Cuban culture and tourism, reflecting 1920s American fascination with Cuba as an exotic destination.