Life, 1910-06-30 · page 10 of 41
Life — June 30, 1910 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This Life magazine page (1178) documents the "Life's Fresh Air Fund," a charitable initiative providing outdoor recreation for urban children. The top photograph shows children and adults at a swimming hole or creek at "Life's Farm," illustrating the fund's work. The page lists donors and contributions totaling $7,813.38, acknowledging supporters like A.G. Spalding & Bros. and various individuals. The illustration captioned "Arms of the Service" depicts two figures in a cart or wagon, likely representing the practical work of delivering aid or transporting children to these recreational facilities. This appears to be a straightforward charitable fundraising and acknowledgment page rather than political satire. It reflects early 20th-century Progressive Era concern for urban children's welfare and access to nature.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
AT “LIFES” FARM THE DAILY pre ACKNOWLEDGED WITH THANKS Spalding & Bros, New York, one dozen (a balls. redded Wheat Company, Falls, N. shredded whe Fifty pounds maple syrup and two cans “ Soothene,” from A. B. Pratt, Lyndon, Vt One dozen’ Sweetheart games, from the Sweetheart Compa Columbus, Ohio. Twenty-four th t chips of chewing rum, from the Cul mC 01 Ky Hoston has always been a hard place for a good newspaper to take root and and as time passes it grows no better in that One of them doubtless is that Boston We should hate to start a paper in Boston to do anything that is now done by the Transcript ARMS OF THE SERVICE comicbooks.com