Life, 1921-04-21 · page 26 of 36
Life — April 21, 1921 — page 26: what you’re looking at
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This page combines a charitable appeal with light satire. **Upper Section:** An acknowledgment of donations to Life's Fresh Air Fund, a charitable program sending poor New York City children to the countryside. The text announces receipt of $5,600+ from the estate of "Diamond Jim" Brady (a real Gilded Age businessman known for ostentatious spending) and describes establishment of multiple charitable "endowments" funded by readers. **Lower Section—"Mr. Harding's Dog":** A brief satirical comment on President Warren G. Harding receiving an Airedale terrier as a gift. The joke appears to be about the breed's suitability to Washington's environment (though the text is cut off, preventing full explanation of the satirical point). **Bottom Cartoon:** Shows a university professor asking a student why he won't take the Greek course; the student replies he doesn't intend to "open a fruit stand"—an anti-Semitic stereotype about Jewish immigrants' occupations, reflecting period prejudices.
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An Acknowledgment T the end of a considerable and skillfully conducted litiga- tion, Lire’s Fresh Air Fund has received from the estate of the late James Buchanan Brady, popularly known as “ Dia- mond Jim,” a bequest of five thousand dollars. After the pay- ment of the transfer tax and the addition of interest, the net amaunt received is $5,609.35. This will be added to the principal of the Fund and its income will for all time provide fresh air vacations for a number of children of the city poor. The litigation was caused by the failure of the testator to identify the object of his benevolent intentions with sufficient clearness. Bequests should be made simply to “ Lire’s Air Fund.” Fresh In behalf of the Fund, Lire wishes to express to the law firm of Spencer, Ordway and Wierum, and especially to Mr. Otto C. Wierum, its appreciation of their services, which were rendered - absolutely without charge. Very delicate legal questions were involved, necessitating much preparation and several appearances in court. Reduced to money terms all this represents a very handsome contribution to the good work of the Fund. From S. Wilbur Corman, Esq., of New York City, the Fund has received an enclosure of two hundred dollars to establish FRESH AIK ENDOWMENT NO, 188 In the name of Nancy Corman. From interest on balances, overdue coupons, differences be- tween par and the market cost of bonds and other miscellaneous sources, there has arisen an accumulation of endowment monies which has made possible the purchase of bonds to establish cight more Endowments which will bear the numbers 189 to 196 inclusive. These Endowments will carry no special desig tions, but each one will provide in perpetuity a fortnight’s fresh ir vacation for some poor child as an additional benefaction of all those who have contributed to the establishment of the other Endowments From a contributor who wishes to remain anonymous the bonds have been received to establish FRESH AIR ENDOWMENT NO. 197 In memory of the happy wedding anniversaries of Grorce Gets: ox Moore and Harriet Fansitaw Moo! It may reasonably be expected from the absolutely reliable generosity of Lire’s readers that between now and August funds will be received to establish three more Endowments, making the total number two hundred. With the increased facilities supplied by the new dormitory it will be possible to care for two hundred children at a time, so one of the fortnights in August will be devoted to an Endowment Party, each of two hundred poor children from the city being the two-weeks’ guest of one of the two hundred Fresh Air Endowments. And it would not be surprising if the founder of the Endowment re- ceived some word of acknowledgment from its particular child guest. To establish a Fresh Air Endowment two hundred dollars in Victory notes or Liberty Loan bonds, or their equivalent, should be sent by registered rail to Live's Fresh Air Fund, Inc., 17 West Thirty-first Street, New York City. The income from this amount provides that every summer, in per- petuit: a poor child will be sent from the slums of New York for a fortnight’s stay in the fresh air of the country. A Fresh Air Endowment may bear any designation the donor chooses. PROFESSOR BRONTOSAUR, THE DOES A LITTLE SPRING TRAIN MINENT ARCHAEOLOGIST, ON THE HOME GRouNDs Mr. Harding’s Dog HE man who sent President Harding an Airedale terrier made a fairly good guess as to the kind of dog that woo! best fit into the Washington environment. The Airedale coms from the north of England, however, and in summer Mr. Hi ing must take him to a colder climate. It would be hetter to send him by water, and doubtless a battleship can be obta for this purpose, although a cruiser has more deck room fer exercise, The Airedale has long legs for his body (compared with the spanicl and the dachshund), and needs exercise. If Mr. Hard ing will employ a senator to take him over the Capitol oncea y, he will get all the exercise he wants and the senator will te ed in doing something useful. Why don’t you take the Greek course? T don’t intend to open a fruit stand. ROFESSOR: Stupent: Red the Dip: you can’t KEEP A Goop MAN pows! comicbooks.com