Life, 1916-08-17 · page 8 of 38
Life — August 17, 1916 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page consists primarily of **fundraising announcements** for Life's Fresh Air Fund, which provided poor city children with country vacations. The main content lists donors and contributions totaling over $6,000. The **two cartoons** are humorous vignettes unrelated to the fundraising: 1. **Top illustration**: Shows a man giving a baseball bat and glove to poor urban children—visually supporting the Fresh Air Fund's mission of helping disadvantaged youth. 2. **Bottom cartoon** ("A Good Head for Figures"): Depicts beach-goers observing a large rock formation, captioned as a joke about someone's physique. It's period humor with no deeper political meaning. The page reflects early 20th-century American philanthropic efforts and genteel magazine humor.
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Life’s Fresh Air Fund Inclusive of 191s, Live's Farsn Arr Fuxn has been in operation twenty-nine years, In that time it has expended $157,495.60 and has given a fortnight in the country to 37,778 poor city children. The Fund is supported entirely by bequests and voluntary contri- butions, which ore acknowledged in this column, +$6,429.52 ‘omine, Florence Previously acknowledged ree Proceeds of a circus given by Dorothy Benjamine, Loy Johnston and V Benjamin Graham, Jr. “In memory Kent Marion Dell Carrere. William Alban Ulm: “HW. Pp i Julia Noyes and Mayo Joseph Henick . . Thomas Davies Marie Carstens . An Old Subseri A Well Wisher “In loving met AWG In memory of Helen Childs Cus! Proceeds of circus given by at Castleton, N.Y. M.A. BL Otis A In memory of “An Oregonian Watch Hill In memory of F. W. Frankland. In memory of Miss Caroline Rogers. K. Br, Donald Johnston, Teddy Brashear and his friends Bartow... In memory of Gerald Myra F. Hale T. Van Kannel. $6,096.92 ACKNOWLEDGED WITH THANKS A package of clothing from S$. C. Judson, Coronado, Cal. Football, two bats and six balls from Mr. Charles Comppen, ew York. Set of boxing gloves from Charles Kuntz, New York. Child’s dress from Miss Janie Canfield, Georgetown, Conn. $3.56 for “a bit of hair ribbon and other trifles dear to the vanity of some little red-headed girl,” from Otis A. Poole, Shidzuoka, Japan. Life’s Farm Is Closed We regret to inform our friends that the Fresh Air Farm is closed temporarily, and at very short notice. The unusual conditions brought about by infantile paralysis have rendered this step necessary. Should the danger pass before the end of the season we shall, of course, reopen the Farm. Meanwhile we hope for the best. Militia Headquarters EW ROOKIE: Please, Colonel—I mean sir—our tent is leaking something terrible. Where can I find the janitor? “LJOW is your game of golf?” “Tt has topping fever, slicing chills and bunkeritis. The professional says, however, it ought to live for a couple of weeks longer.” “WHAT DEAR, TRUSTING LITTLE FELLOWS TO HAND ME THEIR BASEBALL BAT AND GLOVE!” Twenty-five Years Hence “T WONDER wha’ that new president of Europe looks like?” “Yes, dear, we can enter New York in our car on the thirty-first, two weeks from to-day—and stay three hours. Here's the permit.’ “The air was so crowded to-day “Do you know, I forgot yesterday was Election Day. I'm going to put it down in my engagement book next year.” “Thad a delightful conversation yesterday with a new congressman from Mexico. He seems like a bright, ca- pable fellow.” “Don't you think you'd better wear something on the Avenue, dear? There's a slight chill in the air.” A GOOD HEAD FOR FIGURES