Life — June 13, 1907 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Life Magazine Page 808: Weather, Prayers, and Life's Farm This page contains three distinct sections: **"Weather"** and **"Come, Little Children!"** are poems encouraging outdoor activities and escaping urban slums—typical turn-of-century progressive rhetoric about fresh air and nature's benefits. **"Prayers"** is a brief satirical commentary mocking wealthy New Yorkers. It ridicules a young person who "blew $250,000 into a wedding trousseau," suggesting that having substantial money doesn't prevent people from being foolish with it. The satire implies such wealthy individuals deserve no sympathy for poor financial decisions. The photograph shows a large gathering at "Life's Farm" with an American flag, appearing to document an actual event or property associated with the magazine itself—likely a promotional or social gathering.