Life, 1900-07-12 · page 6 of 20
Life — July 12, 1900 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis This page contains no political cartoon or satire. Instead, it features: 1. **A photograph** labeled "At Life's Farm—Sunday in the Tent. Listening to the Phonograph" showing a large gathering of people (appears to be men, women, and children) seated under a large tent at what is identified as "Life's Farm." 2. **"Our Fresh-Air Fund"** — a fundraising list acknowledging donor contributions totaling $1,743.41, with individual names and amounts. 3. **"To Life's Readers"** — an editorial announcement introducing a new regular column called "The Latest Books," which will review recently published books to help readers decide what's worth reading. The page documents Life magazine's charitable activities and editorial initiatives rather than providing political or social satire.
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SUNDAY IN THE TENT. Our Fresh-Air Fund. F r. In Memory of Ko Buster, Sunnyside, Binghamton. Mrs. WOAL Rust 3.8. HL, Piy Ri ¢ mouth, Mass. $1,454.91 5.00 6,00 10.00 80,00 5.00 3,00 AT LIFE'S FARM. To Life’s Readers. IFE invites the attention of its readers to a careful perusal of “Tho Latest Books,” a department which is now a regular feature of the paper. . Under this heading will be found the titles of the most important books that have been recently published, in all branches of reading which appeal to the broadest intelligence. Identified with each title are a few words of in- formation which tell whether a book is good, bad or indifferent—in brief, whether it is worth reading. The Editor has been led to incorpo- rate this as a regular feature of Lire LISTENING TO THR PHONOORAPH. from a conviction that few papers give to the reader the kind of infor- mation about a book that he most. desires. Columns of book reviews, many of them reprints of circulars sent out by the publishers, are printed +in the daily press, and literary periodic- als teem with long-winded disquisi- tions. But the simple information as to whether a book is worth reading or not - which is all anyone cares to know —is generally withheld. It is as im- portant, if not more so, to know what to avoid as what to select. “The Latest Books ’’ will be found an intelligent guide, which the readers of Lire may follow confidently with the best results. comicbooks.com