Life, 1914-09-24 · page 8 of 45
Life — September 24, 1914 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three distinct sections: 1. **"Down and Out"** - A large illustration showing two women conducting what appears to be a physical exercise or punishment session with children watching. The caption suggests mockery of harsh discipline methods. 2. **"Where Were the Incinerators?"** - A satirical piece questioning German war practices, specifically the disposal of bodies after WWI. It references Belgium and Germany in a grimly humorous tone about post-war obligations. 3. **"A Real Prophet"** and **"How-I-Live Department"** - A advice column excerpt where Willie Stimson questions the practicality of European geography education, followed by a family budget breakdown showing financial strain ($250/month for food alone). The page reflects post-WWI American attitudes: skepticism toward European conflicts, criticism of German conduct, and domestic economic concerns during the interwar period.
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520 Life’s Fresh Air Fund Inclusive of 1913, Live's Pres Ain Fux has been in operation twenty-seven years. In that time it has expended $145,183.64 and has given a fortnight in the country to 35.75% poor city children. The Fund is supported entirely by bequests ond voluntary contributions, which are ac- knowledged in this column, Previously acknowledged .......--$6,218.65 Proceeds of a fair held on August 28th by Elizabeth Rhoades, Eliza- beth C. and Guion Bull, aged ten, nine and seven years, respectively. Marie Lewis Cope. Henry R. Clark. W. R. Harney Marian Howells Robertson 12y 10.00 1.00 25.00 1.50 $6,257.40 ACKNOWLEDGED WITH THANKS A large number of beautiful new toys, games, dolls and jumping-ropes from Mrs. F. E. Lewis, Ridgefield, Conn. Let Us Be Just To hell with the and the Hapsburgs. —Louisville Courier-Journal. OW, don't be hasty, Marse Henry. There may be decent souls in hell entitled to consideration. The sudden arrival in their midst of the two most devastating families of Europe would be hardly fair. Hohenzollerns THE FAMILY SKELETON WAS SO ANGRY THAT HE BECAME INARTICULATE DOWN AND OUT Where Were the Incinerators? wt is the etiquette of war nowa- days in: the matter of inter- ments? If Belgium sends to Germany after the war a long undertaker's bill for burying Germans, will The Hague say that Germany must pay it? One reads at this writing of Belgian peas- ants, elderly men, neglecting the har- vest for the more urgent duty of putting under ground the heaps of German youth whose bodies have lit- tered the fields about Liége and Haelen. It is pretty grim reading. Where are those German portable incinerators of which the newspapers told that are to follow the German armies? A Real Prophet ILLIE STIMSON: Look here, mother, haven't I been telling you for the past two years that it was no use learning all that European geography? Our How-I-Live Department (Note by the editor: This celebrated department having been discontinued by so many of our esteemed contemporaries for reasons of their own, we feel it our duty to keep it going.) 'O the Editor: So many people have asked me how I manage to feed and clothe my little family of four children and only one wife on eighteen thousand dollars a year that I hasten to comply. I couldn't do it, of course, if it weren't for my wife, who watches the bargain sales. Our expenses are about as follows, marvelous as it may seem, per week: Food .. Clothes . Car-fare and recreation By keeping this up week after week we are able to run into debt at the rate of two hundred dollars a year. Next year we hope to increase this a couple of thousand more. Gratefully yours, Mr. ano Mrs. Protein. comichooks.com