Life, 1892-07-14 · page 6 of 14
Life — July 14, 1892 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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# Page 20 - Life Magazine Analysis This page contains three distinct elements: **"Our Fresh Air Fund"** (top left): A charity appeal listing donations received to send urban children to the countryside for health benefits—a progressive-era social welfare initiative addressing poor children's living conditions. **"Hard Hit" cartoon** (bottom left): A boatsman and young man discuss getting tattoos. The joke plays on the phrase "hard hit"—the young man wants "Lucy" tattooed on his heart, and the boatsman warns the heart is "very large," implying either the organ's actual size or suggesting romantic complications. It's a sentimental/cautionary humor piece about impulsive romantic decisions. **"A Canterburied Tale"** (right): A poem by Harry Romaine about a dying warrior emphasizing unity and collective strength—four kings must work together, or kingdoms fail. The illustration shows playing cards, perhaps suggesting fate or chance in governance. The page mixes charitable appeals, light humor, and serious verse typical of Life's varied content.
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OUR FRESH AIR FUND. Eeve® Y three dollars received for this fund takes another child to the country Sor two weeks of fresh air. Previously acknowledged..$2493.11 | Trade Wind o H. + 200 | L. H. B., Williamsport, Pa. Ruth. z Upshur Moorhead Kitty Clover i oss -W. Hamilton. The Ortley Club. School of Mines. Grade VIL, Elm St. School, Westerly, R. 1. : In the name of a ; ‘rom a Yankee Friend. From the Here and There Bingo 00 | Circle of King’s Daug' DESIGN FOR NEW JERSEY COAST ARCHITECTURE, : ters of Brooklyn proc a lemonade stand. A CANTERBURIED TALE. (Recently dug up.) homel Helen Van Dyk.. “TN F NEW BOOKS. N union there b t th THE DOWNFALL, By'Emile Zola, New York: Cassell Publishing De ASCO: Company. my sonne, On Calvary, New York: G. W. Dillingham. Ye dying warrior Rose Mather. By Mary J. Holmes. New York: G. W. Dillingham. na The Memoirs of the Prince de Tallyrand, Volume V. New York and f, i London: G. P, Putnam's Sons. | J Ashe lay down to dye ae upon His harde and nar- row bedde ; og “And that may make straight and clear Ye meaning of this thing, Giv heed to what I shewe you here :— Ye picture of a king ! A mighty king! Yet all alone, His strength may not defie Ye foemen whych assail his throne And hange him up on high! Here is a king of swarthy hue, Attyred for ye fyght, Yet cunning foes may eke undo His solitary might ! And this proud king, with curling lippe, And this one—whych makes four— Alone may let their kingdoms slip, Alone they'll do no more ! HARD HIT. Yet he who holds within one hande, Young Man: ARE YOU THE MAN WHAT TATTOOS ? These four fatte kings, God wot ! Boatman: YES, av LAD. Hath need of very lyttle sand, Y. Mf.s Weit, 1 want you To pur THE NAME OF Lucy oN To scoop the bloomin’ pot ! MY ARM IN A HEART, AND “AKE THE HEART VERY LARGE! Harry Romaine, comicbooks.com