Life, 1918-06-27 · page 8 of 37
Life — June 27, 1918 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **Life's Fresh Air Fund** announcement—a real charitable initiative sending poor urban children to the countryside for overnight stays. The page lists donor names and contributions. The cartoon titled **"Danger"** depicts two American soldiers in a front-line trench observing an enemy plane overhead. One soldier (Fritz, identified by name) warns another to keep quiet, fearing the plane will spot them. The other soldier responds that he's "shut [his] mouth" and won't speak, joking that "a dugout" is preferable to the plane's threat. The bottom illustration shows an artist displaying wrong insignia on a uniform—labeled "Nightmare of an Artist Who Put the Wrong Insignia on a Uniform in One of His Illustrations." Both cartoons appear WWI-era commentary on military life and the consequences of careless mistakes.
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1016 Life’s Fresh Air Fund NCE more Lire renews its annual appeal for funds with which to send poor children from the hot and crowded districts of the city for a fort- night in the fresh air of the country. We know that this year the calls are many, but in helping others we must not forget our own whom we have al- ways with us. Inclusive of 1917, Live's Fees Air Fuxo has been in operation thirty-one years, In that time it has expended $168,071.31 and has given a fortnight in the country to 39,193 foor city children, The Fund is supported entirely by bequests ae h ere ac- and voluntary contribution knowledged in this column, Balance forward from 1917 $. 0.97 * Cottage. vices, Canandaigua Lake, N.Y - 67.00 “Hobin, Burke, Salmon, Medicis & Co. ‘of the Huntington Black Gang”... + Ens “In memory of C. 10.00 Mrs. H. W. Hespent Margaret Thompson, D. O. Ethel. Timmerman .'..... D._ Yerkes Sydney 35.00 Richard "Johnson 96 Col. C,_ J. Manly, 5.00 10.00 J. _R. Snead and too Hoo 1.00 24.00 3 1 neo Knickerbocker copyright fees ‘al setting of A’ Mar Song, for America” rs. Joseph D. “Yerkes 1.00 Vronts from an entertainment om the army transport Sherman..... 13.00 Cor 19.00 ‘gar Archer... ne George W, Dulany, 3d, Clinton, Towa. 60.00 John L. Parker. 100 Grenville Nleiser 12.00, Dorothy TL. Hill 15.00 E,W. Wiese: 750 Arthur Kk. $00 Guy R, McLane 10,00 E. J. Haney. 7.00 ydia F. Emm * $.00 Nickolas Sergieosky 4.00 Delia Card Ae 100 Mrs. CD. ‘ s.00 Mrs. Fenton Fadeley.. ‘00 Robert F. A DM. Titu Helen’ H. W. U. Moyer. C, Birdsall. Mrs. Eug C.D. ‘Snedeker. Prescott, Benjamin ids, Jr. Friend Louis E. Shri R. R, Wallac sinsameauivens Crawford L, Goldthwait. 22.2... 14.00 S. BR. Eggleston... ... Sidseded s.00 Charles E. Page, Mo°D.2.. 10.00 AT LIFE’S FARM DINNER TIME 10.00 Danger 3.08 WO American soldiers in the front- 10.00 line trench were watching an enemy 30 Plane circle overhead. 700 Fist Samay (opening his mouth in EB: Guitins. ieeaeeass 08 an extensive yawn): Aw—oo! Mildred’ Green). 5 Seconp Samay: For the love of Mike, man, shut your mouth. Fritz ight think it's a dugout, and shell it! 100.00 Rraddy Mr. and Mrs. C Mrs. Theresa Moern “In Memoriam M Chas. E. Riley. Nathan W. Willia ohn G. Alle William. E. Hirt Hen). Graham, 4 Mrs.” James. einen Chas.” M. Higgins: : Mr. and Mrs, W. ii. Caldwell! Miss M. C. Presbrey. U. S. Senator Francis Charles Strauss ..... 5.00 10,00 10.00 Roland M. Hooke Henry V Miss Jessie C. Kirk 1 Restricted This movement to bar out rst’ papers seems to be RIGGS: the Hea spreading. Griccs: Yes. If it keeps on soon Daniels and Burleson. OF MIS ILLUSTRATIONS.