Life — February 21, 1930 — page 6: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Life Magazine Page **Top Cartoon ("Well, they've killed two more rum-runners"):** This satirizes Prohibition-era enforcement. Two figures discuss bootleggers being killed, treating deaths casually ("Isn't that nice!"). The satire criticizes both the violence of alcohol prohibition and society's indifference to it. **"Disarmament Note" Section:** Mocks proposed military disarmament, suggesting bootleggers face "drastic cuts" too—equating criminal enforcement with military cutbacks. **"Famine" Poem:** Laments that tea rooms are everywhere but offer nothing to eat—likely commenting on trendy but insubstantial social establishments of the era. **"Anagrins" Word Game:** A puzzle feature unrelated to political satire. **Bottom Cartoon:** Shows someone in a prison cell ("makin' a garden")—unclear specific reference without more context.