Life, 1924-09-18 · page 10 of 36
Life — September 18, 1924 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two distinct pieces: **"The Skeptic"** - A humorous poem listing contradictions in human behavior: people disbelieve movie actors' charity claims yet believe restaurants' food quality claims; they doubt politicians' honesty but trust that expensive whisky is genuine. **"To Whom Will She Turn?"** - A cartoon illustration with caption about a village drama, featuring "Feminine Vote" (a woman character marked with a suffrage sash) flanked by male suitors, presumably representing competing political interests vying for women's votes. This clearly references women's suffrage activism. The page also contains **"Life's Fresh Air Fund,"** a charitable donation list acknowledging contributions to what appears to be a health/wellness initiative. The content reflects early-20th-century American concerns: suffrage rights, consumer skepticism, and charitable giving.
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ADVERTISING AT THE SOURCE The Skeptic HY does the man who refuses to believe that movie actors get the alaries they say they do— That chicken salad in restaurants and hotels has any chicken in it— That any whisky he gets to-day is genuinely old— That all the girls in the chorus are under twenty— That any politician is honest— That pure food is actually pure— As Produced by the Following All-Star Cast: VILLAGE, MISS FEMIN ROBERT LA FOLLETTE, HER HARD-WORKING, ABUSED BUT HO} Why, I ask, when his employees give him a loving cup on the twentieth an- niversary of the founding of his busi- ness, does he believe them when they say that they are giving it because they love him? B. B, ALLER: Is your boss busy? Orrice Boy: Whatcher want to see him about—golf, booze, or busi- ness? TO WHOM WILL SHE TURN? JOHN W. DAVIS, THE ADMIRER. LIFE’S Fresh Air Fund Lire’s Farsn Ain Funp has been in opera tion for the past thirty-seven years. In that time "it has expended $271,448.35 ond. has given a fortnight in the country to 43,925 poor city huldren Contributions, which are acknowledged in Lire about three weeks ofter thew receipt, should be made peyable to Live’s Fares Aix Funo, and sent to $98 Madison Ave., New York City. Previously acknowledged. F. B, Wallace, Idah: S.. D. Howland, a + $18,785.66 $0.00 11.00 20.00 N. T, Saunders, “Shanghai, China Jno. H. Ware, Jr., Lancaster, Pa. Memory of Warren Ellis, Monson, Mass. . “Peter” Barry, Cape A. Danforth, 100.00 10.00 5.00 Creek, Mont $.00 lathews, Florence} Plains, N.Y Maude’ L. ‘Mars Geo. In, memory of Newport, = In’ memory of Ruth, ce, Duluth, Minn. In memory, A. M., Ne 23.00 Witham. di.” "Waiker, Key 25.00 In memory’ of Amos, Lon Mase esses $.00 Mary Warren Gale. ‘Troy 10.00 Anonymous, Hartsdale, N. Y . $0.00 Collected at Sunday Morning Ser vice at Camp. Riverdale, Long Lake N.Y 25.00 11.00 25.00 15.00 11.00 in, Ventnor, F. ‘Atlee, Philadelphia Louise. Varnum, 18.30 udder, Vaki Miss H. F. W., Auburn, WW \ TAO PSH U eat \\ aS ff. SS COURTEOUS WELL-TO-DO YOUNG MAN OF THE NE VOTE, WHOSE HEART AND HAND ARE MUCH SOUGHT AFTER (HER FIRST LEADING ROLE). CALVIN COOLIDGE, THE PERFECTLY RESPECT- ABLE YOUNG MAN OF THE VILLAGE, KNOWN FOR HIS “HOMELY VIRTUES.” comicbooks.com