Life, 1894-11-01 · page 7 of 18
Life — November 1, 1894 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page contains two separate humorous items from *Life* magazine: **Top illustration:** A silhouetted scene showing a formal court or social gathering. The caption quotes a woman saying "I don't want people to think I'm marrying him for his money" with the response "Then don't marry him." This is a joke about mercenary marriages—satirizing women who marry wealthy men while pretending their motivation is love rather than financial gain. **Bottom illustration:** Titled "A Correct Prophecy," it shows a man discovering a four-leaf clover. The caption reads: "Hooray! A four-leaf clover. That means a raise." The joke is ironic—finding a lucky charm supposedly predicts good fortune (a raise), but the man's excitement suggests he desperately needs one, making the "prophecy" darkly humorous about economic hardship. The right column contains acknowledgments for the *Fresh Air Fund*, a charitable organization.
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“I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO THINK I'M MARRYING HIM FOR HIS MONEY,” “THEN DON'T MARRY HIM,” OCTOR: One of my first cases was a child that had eaten sulphur OUR FRESH AIR FUND. matches. NCE more Lire has the pleasure of making his annual acknowledgments to those generous people who have contributed to the Fresh Air Fund. The total receipts to date are as follows : Previously acknowledged. $4,141.86 Philomathian 3.00 H.G., Newark, 100 Alma, and Arthur and Herbert. 1.00 Proceeds of entertainment held at Grand Beach, Me., by Eleanor Wright, Esther Wright, Dorothy Wright, Wentworth Hoyt, “Madaline Hoyt, ‘Rochemonte Hamien, Clarence Hamlen. Marion Flet- cher, Mary Fletcher, Hartwell Fletcher, Harry Fletcher, Bessie Whipple Jean: nctte Whipple, Frank White, Goddard White, Helen Nichols, Gilman Nichols, Margie Allen. Bessie Allen, Walter Davis, Harold Alling and Clinton Davis Additional proceeds of Fair held at Princeton, Mass., by Agnes Willard Bartlett. FRIEND: What did you charge for recommending a change of diet? We have disbursed for Expenses at Lire ves $2,166.20 30.00 $3.22 Which leaves us with $189.14 to carry for ward to next year. By means of your contribu- A CORRECT PROPHECY. tions we have been enabled to give 1,164 children “HOORAY! A FOUR-LEAF CLOVER, THAT MEANS A RAISE.” two weeks of country life. comicbooks.com