Life — April 1935 — page 12: what you’re looking at

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# Analysis of This Life Magazine Page The main cartoon, titled "May I come in?", depicts a crowded subway car with passengers packed inside. The satire targets New York City's chronic overcrowding and poor public transportation conditions—a familiar complaint even in this era. The text discusses a humorous press story about squirrels discovered in Harmon, N.Y., that had escaped freight cars and were attempting to migrate west, following Horace Greeley's famous advice to "Go West, young man." The "Great Minds" section collects brief quotes from political figures like Senator Huey P. Long and others, expressing their opinions on various national issues, presented somewhat ironically to highlight their contradictions or absurdity.