Life — March 1, 1929 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 9 **Top Cartoon:** A street scene showing a uniformed policeman offering to help a woman cross the street, with the caption "Were you wishing to cross the street, madam?" The satire appears to mock overly formal or exaggerated chivalry from authority figures—the policeman's elaborate courtesy seems absurd given the mundane situation. **Bottom Cartoon:** Women discussing cosmetics, with one saying "If soap goes up five points, I can haze my face lifted." This jokes about women's obsession with beauty treatments and cosmetics during economic inflation—suggesting they'd sacrifice other necessities to maintain their appearance. **Text Section:** Arthur L. Lippmann's humorous autobiographical piece "Now it Can Be Told" recounts his romantic history in self-deprecating, sentimental terms, typical of Life's lighter humor content from this era.