Life, 1915-08-26 · page 10 of 48
Life — August 26, 1915 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page primarily documents **Life's Fresh Air Fund** — a charitable initiative providing country vacations for urban children. The left column lists donors and contributions totaling $6,262.25. The cartoon at bottom depicts a conversation between a motor car owner and a roadside garage mechanic. The owner sarcastically asks if the mechanic has properly maintained the vehicle (filled tank, flushed cooling system, oiled cylinders). The mechanic responds with inflated charges and an apologetic excuse about being "an exception to a general rule" — satirizing mechanics' reputation for overcharging and poor work while claiming special circumstances. The caption "He hath no power who hath not power to use" ironically suggests the mechanic abuses his professional authority.
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362 Life’s Fresh Air Fund Inctusive of 1914, Lin's Fresu Aix Fux has Leen in operation twenty-eight years. In that time it has expended $150,987.58 and has given a fortnight in the country to 36,767 poor city children The Fund is supported entirely by bequests and voluntary contributions, hich are ace knowledged in this colu +$5,412.91 5.00 10.00 2.00 Jessica Bayles .2......00cceeseeees 1:00 H. J. B. : : sat Dorothy H. Van Dyne 2.222000. 5.00 Mrs. Robt. C. Swayze Mrs. H. O. I. M. W. Stonington, Conn. ... Lissa M, Cutler « Dr. J. L. Bower Geo. W. Schools From a Sunday-school class in Christ Church, Greenwich, Conn., Gilbert Quackenbush, Treasurer . “A Friend” 5 Chas. M. Huckel . AOKOT: Charles Rushmore Patterson we W.W uis V. ederic A. Purchai Previously acknowledged ....-. Havemeyer, J jel Gray soos Mrs. W. S. Warland .. Carl William Funk, Jr. Edward B. Weed -.- A. Ward Van Riper Mrs. James O. Foss Tod’ Chenevix W. T. Parker, Andrew Deyo Cash_. E. C. Griffin Bloomer Bros. Co. . Fred W. Morris, D.O. G. H. Camden . Guy R. McLane J. 0. Wes L. B P. B. L. Dy: Ts F. H.C. Anonymou: A Friend Anonymous E. S. B. TC. Naramore -.-: AyIS) BS ss. MLD. memory of Palo LP E Arthur S. Pearson Mrs. F. J. Danforth... Miss SD. Griffith .. Mrs. A. J. McWain Dale D. Butler ..... dwi Ludlow Adelaide Avery and Katharine Avery Marguerite Colton Hagner ... Peggy Kemp ‘ C. de Hersdia’! Cc. don nd one more” ‘arner Bishop A. T. J.” Ramsdeti Kerineth I Bolton’: Benson and Jeffrey Parsons’ we James L. Weeks . : - T. Smith, Jr. iiaea Howard H. Fitzgerald /1.1! Hollywood Farm ...... B. A. McC. . : Prescott, Benjamin Wand Thomas Childs, Je. J, J. Higginson | Collection from the children's Sun- day services at Geogica Settlement, ~ at, Wainscott, LT g 00 . MM, seesaw $-00 1.00 5.00 “In memory of J. Ke M! Cc, 5.00 BLL. R. B. Richards’: 5.00 O. W. Holton : 2.00 Lesley Blackton .°- : 5.00 Mrs. C. E. Bell fetees 10.00 “In memory of K, C.°R." S71 From the clerks in the Board of Fire Underwriters, San Francisco, CAL eee Brian Boru Dunne * Badie" Curtis P. Dyer Wm. P. Clyde 2.2.22: L.A. Swann .. eS . we Paine ACKNOWLEDGED WITH THANKS One bundle of clothing and shoes from Mrs. R. P. Bennett, South Orange, N. J. One bundle of clothing from Mr. T. W. Moore, Huntington, W. Va. “HE HATH NO POWER WHO HATH NOT POWER TO USE” PROBLEM IN MENTAL ARITHMETIC IP THIS MAN PICKS FOUR BUSHELS OF APPLES IN ONE HOUR, HOW MANY. BUSHELS WILL HE PICK IN THE NEXT THREE HOURS? Terms HE owner of the motor car said to the business head of the roadside garage: “Have you filled my adulterated gasoline?” “T have.” “And the circulating system with water, sand and mud? And my cylin- ders with imitation oil?” “T have.” “Then how much do I owe you?” Four dollars—and an apology.” “ Apology for what?” “For conveying the impression that I am an exception to a general rule.” tank with comicbooks.com