Life — March 13, 1931 — page 10: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Life Magazine Page This page contains several short humorous pieces and illustrations typical of early 20th-century satirical journalism. **Top cartoon**: A man carrying empty liquor bottles encounters police, joking that "magistrates" have disappeared from New York—sarcastically suggesting Prohibition enforcement has made legal authority vanish. **Middle cartoon**: Shows a man in bed asking a woman "what pray, gives you the impression I've been drinking?"—a domestic humor piece about a husband denying inebriation. **Bottom cartoon**: Depicts two men, one asking the other to "go back to the straight razor"—likely referencing safety razors versus traditional straight razors, used humorously in a personal grooming context. The page also includes brief humorous observations about baseball, subway crowds, and growing pains, concluding with Margaret E. Sangster's "Love Song"—a sentimental poem about romantic longing.