Life, 1914-08-20 · page 8 of 40
Life — August 20, 1914 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two distinct sections: **Upper Left:** A fundraising report for Life's Fresh Air Fund (established 1913), listing donor contributions totaling $5,469.14. Below is a small cartoon captioned "FRIEND OR FOE?" showing a dog encountering what appears to be a frog or toad—a simple humorous illustration with no clear political meaning. **Right Side:** An illustrated story titled "The Real Thing" beginning with dialogue between an English tourist and a Native American named Alkali Ike at Frozen Dog, Wyoming. The tourist seeks "real Indians and cowboys" and Western life experiences. The accompanying illustration shows a man juggling planets in a surreal, imaginative style. The page is primarily **not satirical**—it's a mix of charitable fundraising documentation and light entertainment fiction typical of Life magazine's content.
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“ETRESE 292 Life’s Fresh Air Fund Inclusive of 1913, Lire’s Fars Atr Fux Jes been in operdtion twenty-seven sears, In thot time it has expended $145,183.64 and has given a fortnight tn the country to 35,751 poor city children, The Fund is supported entirely by be- quests and voluntary contributions, twhich are acknowledged in this column, Previously acknowledged “$5. D. Duncan, ies In memory of Mario Muffie, Devil and IL Robt. Dean. Chureh-school” of The “Church Christ, at Dartmouth College. Klaas en zyn makkers. R. Radcliffe Whithead. RECS “17 Batter Heta Lee Gilmer Florence Smith $5469.14 ACKNOWLEDGED WITH THANKS Tour packages containing tennis-balls, baseball bats and fencing masks, stock- ings and shirts from Alex. Taylor & Co., New York. Package of hats and boys’ clothing from Mrs. W. F, Stearns, Norfolk, Conn. One bundle of clothing from Mrs. J. lowe Young, Sutton Manor, New Ro- chelle, N. Y. Box of clothing from Mrs. G. C. Stev- ens, Summit, N. J. Box of clothing from Mrs. R. C. Chambers, Narragansett Pier, R. I A complete railroad, with engine, cars, switches, automatic signals, stations, bridges, roundhouse, many yards of track, one-half dozen trains, run either by electricity or by spring that winds up, ie Charles Sherrill Webb, Greenpoint, “Bag, of tennis-balls from Bronxville Athletic Association, Lawrence Park, Bronxville, N.Y. Comrie POR THE The Real Thing E good fellow, Frozen Dog, Wyo., and cowboys about? to see a bit of Western life.” FRIEND OR FOE? said the English tourist to the station lounger at “can you tell me where I may find any red Indians I came out here “Wal,” replied Alkali Ike, “the Oc- \ eo HEEL © erge dy INTER-PLANETARY CHAMPIONSHIP cidental Film camp is three miles straight ahead, and the Vitalife outfit is on the Big Bug Creek just above the Hell's Kitchen power plant. The National Movies, Consolidated, will be here to-night with a fresh bunch of cow-punchers from New Jersey, and there’s a Wild West circus coming here to-morrow to stay for the winter.”