Life — October 10, 1930 — page 7: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This page contains three distinct pieces of humor: 1. **"Song of The Miniature Golfer"** (top right): A humorous poem by Arthur L. Lappmann celebrating miniature golf as a sport for "the man of might and muscle." The satirical tone suggests miniature golf was a trendy leisure activity, and the poem mock-heroically compares it to ancient Norse adventures. 2. **"How to Get a Flea Off a Dog"** (left): A comedic piece attributed to W.W. Scott offering absurdist advice—calling the flea "Tom Thumb," stirring the dog, sending the flea to high society. The humor lies in treating flea removal as an elaborate social endeavor. 3. **"With Gestures"** and cartoon (bottom): A brief dialogue joke about someone's stammer being mistaken for palsy (paralysis), with accompanying illustration of two men in an office setting. The page represents typical early-20th-century satirical magazine humor mixing wordplay, visual gags, and social observation.