Life, 1925-09-03 · page 31 of 36
Life — September 3, 1925 — page 31: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and donor listings**, not political satire or cartoon content. The main elements are: 1. **Life's Fresh Air Fund** (continued list): Donations from readers to send children to the countryside—a charitable cause common in early 20th-century America. 2. **Cunard cruise advertisement**: Promotes the S.S. *Mauretania* steamship offering winter Mediterranean cruises from New York to Egypt and the Holy Land (Feb. 1926). This targets wealthy tourists seeking luxury travel. 3. **Albright Toothbrush advertisement**: A consumer product ad at bottom, priced at 25¢-45¢. **No political cartoons or satire appears on this page.** It represents typical 1926 *Life* magazine content: charitable fundraising, luxury tourism marketing, and commercial advertising. The donations listed (mostly $1-25, occasionally $100) reflect Depression-era middle-class generosity toward children's welfare.
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