Life, 1919-05-29 · page 13 of 42
Life — May 29, 1919 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains charitable fundraising announcements and a domestic cartoon rather than political satire. The main illustration shows a woman at a doorway with a small dog, captioned "PLEASE, MRS. JONES, CAN YOUR LITTLE BOY COME OUT AND PLAY?" The page primarily discusses the "Fresh Air Endowment"—a charitable program that sends poor city children to the countryside for health benefits. Multiple donors contribute funds (Liberty Bonds and Victory notes) to establish this endowment. The cartoon appears to be humorous rather than satirical, depicting a child's mother being interrupted by a dog requesting the boy come play. The smaller sketches below show soldiers, likely illustrating wartime or military-related humor. The overall message promotes charitable giving for children's welfare during what appears to be the World War I era.
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Lied it tan PLEASE, MKS, JONES, CAN YOUR LITTLE BOY COME OUT AND PLAY?” That Arrangement of Coupons See objection to the new Victory notes may be based on the unusual arrangement of the coupons. Lirk has »jection to the arrangement, par- larly if two hundred dollars of the notes or of the Liberty bonds are to be used to establish a Fresh Air ment on the basis described below. And Lire is quite sure that no obj tion will be raised by any of the chil- indow- dren who are to be taken from the heat and smells of the city tenement to enjoy a fortnight of country fields, running brooks and fresh air, Lire has received from a lady and her daughter in Wilton, Connecticut, two hundred dollars in the Third Lib- erty Bonds to establish FRESH AIK ENDOWMENT Ne. 36 In Memory of G. H. 937 From John M. Corbett, E City, Texas, we have re two hundred dollars in Fourth Liberty Bonds and $2.02 in past-due coupons to establish FRESH AIK ENDOWMENT NO, 37 q., of Bay cived In the name of Joux Micitart Coxnerr, Jr. From S. D. G., a New York lady whose generous heart is filled with love for little children, and who makes that admirable feeling take a very pra tical form of expression, we have re- ceived a Liberty Bond for one thou- sand dollars to establish PRESIL ALK ENDOWMENTS NOS. 38, 41 AND 42 In Memory of M. J. G, Je. 3% 40, To establish a Fresh Air Endowment two hundred dollars in Victory notes or Liberty Loan 4!4-per-cent. bonds should be sent by registered mail to Lire’s Fresh Air Fund, Inc. 17 West Thirty- first Street, New York C The income from thi that every summer, in pe child will be sent from of New York for a fortnight’s © fresh air of the country. This work has now been carried on for thirty-one years, in forty thousand children have gained health and happi- ness from it resh Air Endowment may bear any ation its donor chooses. nount provides petuity, a poor which time more than “WHAT ARE WEEK WHEN ? “VM GOIN’ TO BEAT IT FOR NOO YORK, THEY SAY BUSINESS IS BOOMIN’ THERE IN THE SAFE*CRACKIN’ LID TO DO NEXT comicbooks.com