Life, 1899-06-15 · page 7 of 20
Life — June 15, 1899 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 505 This page contains three distinct items: 1. **"Our Fresh-Air Fund"** — A letter column listing donations to a charitable fund providing outdoor recreation for New York children, totaling $352.50. 2. **"A Welcome Change"** — A political cartoon depicting an ape (representing the Philippines, labeled "The Imp") refusing to mind a bird cage, with caption text criticizing American military actions in the Philippine-American War. The satire suggests the U.S. has become destructively militaristic. 3. **"He Was All Right"** — A sentimental romantic story where a young woman initially doubts her suitor but ultimately accepts him after he offers her a political position in the New York State Legislature. The page primarily satirizes American imperialism in the Philippines while mixing social commentary with lighter human-interest content typical of early 1900s Life magazine.
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Our Fresh-Air Fund, HE following communication con. tains two suggestions by which the readers of Lirg might profit: May 31, 1899, Dean Lire: Ten days ago a cabman did mo out of seventy-five cents, To-day I did him out of the ‘same umount, with this much extra to my credit, that the whole transaction {s endorsed on his license; which means that if it bappens a second timo it can’t bappen a third. To the seventy-five cents thus gained I add another quarter, and send it to you to help some poor baby get at least a couple of days of fresh air, It occurs to me that possibly if more of the citizens of Now York who are beld up daily by the cabmen in this city would Pet sers “oop mEavens! Lo aeemet EAN, ‘A WELCOME CHANGE, The Imp: BE DOESN'T SEEM TO MIND IT MUCH. The Old Boy: NO; THE PLAT UE LIVED IN Was STRAM-HEATED. ME MUST DAVE RREN IN A TRANCE! “LIFE: take tho troublo to report it to the Mayor's marebal, Lirr's Frosh-Air Fund might get a boom, Yours truly, A Weut-Wisner. Previously acknowledged .. $370 60 Sunday coliection at Pineburst Camp, August, 1808, 17 00 25 00 25 00 25 00 25 00 9.00 600 3.00 100 10 00 500 A Well Cash... Lite Wilte. Congratulations to Our- selves, >" I" iy a consolation to know that the Filipinos are very wicked. We have killed so many of them that our conscience might be disturbed were we to believe in their sincerity and patriotism, Therefore Lire re- joices that all the information received from the Americans now engaged in the work of destruction tends to prove these islanders as thoroughly bad and deserving of death, And the Ameri- cans are, of course, impartial. Asa general rule, you do not apply to one of the combatants for a disinterested opinion of the other party, but Ameri- cans are different. We are all good and can all be trusted, for we are the civilizers—the annihilating civilizers, 80 tospeak. Let the good work goon! YOU MUST BREAK 10E NEWS TO THE HEIRS, JIMMY. 1 HAVEN'T THE DEART.” He Was All Right. HE young and beautiful girl raised her head slowly from her hands, and gazed long and searchingly Into the impassioned faco of the man who stood waiting for her decision. “In theso days,” sho said, slowly, “tho tost of love is apt to be the will- ingness to do some high and ennobling deed, but I would be different. I would have tho reverse, Tell me how corrupt, how far lost to good Influences, how far aside from the path of recti- tude would you be willing to step for my sake.” “My darling,” said her lover, with that assured look that comes from a feel- ing of dead certainty, as he prepared to receive ber into his arms, ‘do not doubt me, Be not afraid. For your sake I would even become a member of tho Now York State Logislature, read tho New York Journal—and enjoy it!”