Life, 1904-10-06 · page 12 of 38
Life — October 6, 1904 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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This page contains a management testimonial for "Liff's Farm," a children's guest facility that operated from June to September 1924. The text praises managers Mr. and Mrs. Mohr for successfully hosting 1,227 children. The decorative heart illustration (signed "Octobor") shows a cherub promoting a "Summer Campaign," likely advertising the farm's services. The "Doubts" section appears to be satirical commentary on journalistic standards, criticizing newspapers for failing to report on Mrs. John Jacob Astor's dance for Alice Roosevelt without editorial skepticism. The dialogue snippet about stopping at a repair shop suggests humorous everyday observations rather than political satire. The page primarily functions as institutional promotion combined with light social humor typical of Life magazine's satirical approach.
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324 Our Fresh-Air Fund. ONTRIBUTORS to this fund will be pleased to know that the season just passed at Lire’s Farm has been in every vay successful—in some respects the most satisfactory we have had. The word ‘‘success,"’ in this case, means the amount of benefit and pleasure we have given to the twelve hundred and twenty-seven children who have been our guests. And this success is chiefly due to the enterprise, the able manageme: the infinite patience and thoughtful kindness of Mr. and Mrs. Mohr. No amount of ability, without sympathy for children, could ever make a solid success of so complex an enterprise. And sympathy without administrative skill would result in benevolent chaos. To these managers Lire extends his heartfelt thanks. Thanks from the chil- dren have already been expressed in various letters and postal cards received by Mr. and Mrs. Mohr from their de- parted guests. SEASON OF 1904. Season opened June roth. Season closed September ad STATEMENT. Balance on hand at beginning of season,....$2,968.15 Received during the season 1904 to date. 4,060.12 Ruth and Jean Hopkins...+++ see 2.0 Cash... 5 75 $7,031.03 Expenses . Transport Salaries $3,056.27 + 1,026.85 1410.00 Susp Balance on hand socee $137.91 “1 TELL YOU, MY LOVE FOR YOU IS MAKING ME MAD— MAD!” “WELL, KEEP QUIET ABOUT IT—17’S HAD JUST THAT SAME EFFECT ON PAPA.” Doubts. T is true a great public emergency often begets a preternatural sus- picion in the minds of the people. Is it preternatural suspicion which suggests unpleasant doubts on the occasion of Mrs. John Jacob Astor giving a dance in honor of Miss Alice Roosevelt, without there being a word about it in the New York papers next day ? In view of familiar and signal demonstrations of editorial and re- portorial acumen, one does not easily impute to accident the omis- sion of news so eminently fit to print. Was it, then, a studied and inten- tional neglect ? A long-continued indulgence in high ideals has made the populace exacting. Let none dare forget that. Especially will debasement of the standards of journalism in the gratification of a political prejudice be most hardly tolerated. we OU ran over that chap. Are you going to stop?” es, just as soon as we reach a repair shop. I heard something break when we hit him. comicbooks.com