Life, 1887-09-15 · page 5 of 16
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 145 **"A Dime's Worth"** cartoon depicts a street confectionary or candy stand surrounded by children and vendors. The dialogue references "Red-eyed Rodney" and "White Lily of Baxter Street"—likely popular theatrical characters of the era, suggesting this satirizes sensational melodrama consumed by working-class audiences. **"A Friend of the Railroads"** presents dialogue mocking railroad expansion costs, with a character dismissing concerns about expensive rail projects. **"Three Dollars Will Send a Child to the Country"** is a charitable appeal for the Fresh Air Fund, requesting donations to send poor urban children to rural areas for summer respite—a genuine Progressive-era social welfare initiative. **"A Great Shame"** describes a theater mishap during a performance of *Erminie*, where an actor's frightened cry during an engine noise caused panic, nearly injuring an audience member.
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A DIME'’S WORTH. She: 18 EVEN NOW GAZING ON US! He: WHat Has THE WHITE LILY OF BaxTER STREET LeT US FLY THIS PLACE, MAC-IVOR; WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED BY THE RELENTLESS RED-EYED-RODNEY, WHO TO FEAR? AM NoT / HERE? A FRIEND OF THE RAILROADS. “ec HIS talk about railroad extortion is all bosh,” said Jachne to Ferdinand Ward, as he scraped the bottom of the prison soup-dish ; “don’t you think a passage to Mon- treal, even in an emigrant car, would be pretty cheap at $100? THREE DOLLARS WILL SEND A CHILD TO THE COUNTRY FOR TWO WEEKS. ‘OR the last time this season we make an appeal in behalf of the poor children, The Managers of the Fresh Air Fund write us that the summer's work will close this week, although the subscription ligt will remain open for such late comers as are willing to lay the foundations now of good work to be done next summer. LiFe has had the pleasure of being instrumental in providing for the outing of over more than two hundred and fifty children, and is disposed to congratulate itself on its success and its readers for their generosity. But why stop at $758? The goal of the Fresh Air Fund Editor is a round thousand, and he reports that he still has hopes that when the last cent has been turned over to the managers at headquarters, he will hold their receipt for one thousand dollars. ‘The early bird catches the worm, and the punctual subscription adds one more little one to the last excursion dispatched to pastures new, We acknowledge the following contributions : Previously Acknowledged erine and Dorothy Amy Louise. Victor E.1.C. HOR. LL. S. Ro. Kay |. J. RIV. Ingleside The attention of those who write for Lire is called to the fact that contributions to the Fresh Air Fund are never rejected. A GREAT SHAME. T the five hundredth performance of Erménte some crank, frightened at the sound of passing engines, cried out “fire!” “In an instant,” say the papers, “the audience were in a panic; fortunately no one was hurt.” Why fortunately 2? Would it not have been the greatest good fortune if the idiot who cried “tire!” had been stepped on and hurt beyond recognition ? comicbooks.com