Life, 1904-07-28 · page 6 of 20
Life — July 28, 1904 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page combines charitable fundraising with social satire. The top section announces Life's Farm's "Fresh-Air Fund," soliciting donations of children's clothing for poor urban youngsters sent to the countryside for health benefits—a genuine Progressive Era charity program. The cartoon below, titled "An Important Point," depicts two men in formal dress debating automobiles. The caption presents a cynical dialogue: the older man (appearing to represent established wealth/authority) warns the younger man that "the road to hell is paved with good intentions," while suggesting automobiles enable moral corruption. The youth counters that automobiles facilitate "automobilism"—implying the technology itself, rather than human choices, determines outcomes. The satire critiques how privileged classes blamed new technologies and social mobility for moral decline, rather than accepting personal responsibility.
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WHERE GUESTS FOR LIFFE'S FARM ARE GATHERED, Our Fresh-Air Fund. answer this letter right away, We are going to go for apple and berries NY gifts to this fund of clothes for young children will 2nd cherry” I sent my Best rexardes to alls_how is happy getting slong Minnie sent this and the other one: , be gratefully received. Many of the youngsters— Lire's Fars Braven Vitur Coxxecricer. July 11, 1906 both boys and girls—reach Lire’s Farm with only the clothes they are wearing. Two weeks of out-of-door life on the Farm is often more than the original raiment will stand. As we are constantly called upon to renew these wardrobes, any donations of cast-off clothing, or money to buy small suits of overalls, will be very welcome. We preter to put the children into garments of our own imme- diately upon their arrival, that they may return home with their own clothes in good repair. Packages may be sent directly to Lire’s Farm, Branch- ville, Conn, Previously acknowledged ... OES seeee see $ayo8t te * Kronpring shesdsssdiewstacectvens $500 H Ww. 30.00 ** Chevalier, “Stockton... . tee 10.00 + Junior Daughter tst Presbyterian Church, Wheeling, ‘W. Va... . . . . wee 3.00 TRUE Russell csernsonseniesscanssancorey " aeeewe S60 Caahisssssecnsscceee : ae tiiteiiess 10.00 Mrs John Larkin — “For clothing” ..... ses. 0 Slee S08 “Cricket Club,” Cambridge, Mass : oe +435, F. A. Morrow......- Uses ae tpeecees _§.08 Cash,’ Boston. seeeee . deeeeeseeeoes * . 10.00, From the * Butler. Janvier, Howe and Richards Children’s Fair. 13.00 VF Seererrerree re riers . - sees - $00 $4,208.59 POSTALS FROM LIFE'S FARM Dra? Grandma: Viet you no that 1am in the country we pick berries and birch & apples. We go in bathing every afternodn. We go to Church & Sunday School every sunday Otto & [are getting fatter & I hope yoo ate the same AN IMPORTANT POINT. Your Neice Lena — My address Brancuvitte, Cons. Live's Fars The Sage: REMEMBER, YOUNG MAN! THR ROAD TO HELL 15. FAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS Dear Mamma and papa: \ write these few lines to let you no that I was The Youth : 18 THAT A VACT? WOW DO YOU SUFFOSK IT WILL homesick Sunday night. ask papa who gocs for his beer. I want papa to PE FOR AUTOMOBILING ?