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Life — September 12, 1918 — page 4: Life, 1918-09-12

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# Analysis This page contains an article titled "Fire at LIFE's Farm" describing a 1917 fire that destroyed a dormitory building at Life's Fresh Air Farm in Branchville. The article explains how the farm provides care for poor city children and discusses future safeguarding measures. Below the article text is a list of donors to "LIFE's Fresh Air Fund," with amounts contributed. The cartoon at the top depicts two figures in period dress looking out at a rural landscape. The caption reads: "IF YOU KEEP A THING FOR SEVEN YEARS YOU WILL FIND USE FOR IT." / "I DON'T BELIEVE IT. I'VE HAD HIM LONGER THAN THAT." This appears to be a humorous domestic scene unrelated to the farm fire, using a common proverb as its basis for a joke about keeping an unwanted family member or servant.