Life, 1906-06-07 · page 14 of 42
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This *Life* magazine page contains three distinct items: **1. "Our Fresh Air Fund"** (left): A fundraising appeal for Life's Fresh Air Farm, which provided summer outings to poor urban children. The appeal notes a financial deficit because the previous summer was mild—fewer donations came in without visible child suffering to motivate readers' sympathy. **2. "Another Blow"** (right column): Satire attacking Sir William Macewen, a prominent British surgeon, who recently published that the appendix serves a useful digestive purpose. The article mocks surgeons who have profitably removed thousands of appendixes, suggesting they won't welcome news the organ is actually valuable. The closing rhetorical question sarcastically implies God designed it for a reason. **3. "Why They Married"** (bottom): Two captioned cartoons satirizing men's stated reasons for remarriage—both transparently self-serving (needing a mother for children; fearing loneliness in old age) rather than genuine affection.
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OUR ( FRESH AIR FUND \") 'O CONTINUE the work at Lrre’s Fresh Air Farm money is needed Our season last summer, while most successful in every other way, was a serious disappointment financially. lar disappointments were felt by other Fresh Air homes, chiefly to the coldness of the summer. In other words, no heat, no suffering; no suffering, no contributions. As will be seen by the following state- ment, there was a deficit at the end of the year last season of $10.11 We do not believe that there is a want of sympathy for the children or a lack of willingness to help the cause. The ca is a good one; and the work at the Lire \ NK HA MIT | Hii \ »~LIFE- Farm, under the supervision of Mr. Mohr, has been conducted in an excep- tionably efficient and economical man- ner, no thought or labor being spared to accomplish the best results. The many children we have entertained have cer- tainly prospered and enjoyed themselves, and the benefit to them is often lasting. From our readers interested in this work, which means a fortnight’s outing in the country to more than two thousand of the poorer children of the city, we ask aid. The more money, the more children Received since September, 1905: . Marshall. . ee acta AGAIN TO THE ALTAR WEN WItes HIS GREE HEC WHY THEY MARRIED WIDOWER BROWN DECENTLY SMOTHER; NE EXPLAINED [1 TO EVERY ACQUAINTANCE IN TOWN, “MY POOR CHILOREN SPFOFD A MOTHER.” Another Blow I . APPEARS that Sir William Macewen has more respect for the human appen- dix than some other up-to-date surgeons, In a leading article of the London Lancet some months ago he made it very clear that in his opinion the appendix serves a distinct and useful purpose “performing an important part in the final stages of digestion.” This seems a cruel joke on many thou- sands who have dispensed with that organ at considerable expense and no little danger. We are speaking of pa- tients. There is neither danger nor expense to the operator. But that is not the worst of it. ‘This foremost surgeon of the British Empire s professor in the University gow—explains with depressing exactitude’ the many evils that follow the loss of the appendix. : We have no wish to question the wis- dom of our thrifty surgeons, but is might it—could it be possible that the Almighty was right, after all? THE REASON JENKS MARRIED, SO WE ARE TOLD, NE WAS 'TRAID I'D BE LONELY WHEN He GOT OLD.