Life, 1925-11-05 · page 46 of 50
Life — November 5, 1925 — page 46: what you’re looking at
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This page contains **social satire about child labor** alongside period advertisements. The central feature, "A Child-Labor Garden of Verses," presents a series of brief poems depicting the exhaustion and exploitation of working children. Poems like "Supper-Time" show children too tired to think after labor, "System" describes earning fifty cents as reward for hard work, and "Farewell to the Factory" captures children's relief at leaving brutal working conditions where "brute foreman[s]" yell at them. The satire works by framing these grim realities in the gentle form of children's verse—the contrast between the innocent genre and the harsh content highlights the cruelty of child labor practices that were common in early 20th-century America. Surrounding this are period advertisements for luxury travel, aspirin, and investment advice—creating an ironic juxtaposition between the privileged leisure world advertised and the exploited child workers depicted in the verse. This editorial placement appears intentionally designed to criticize social inequality.
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+ LIFE - A Child-Labor Garden of Verses Supper-Time Art evening when the lamp is lit, My folks around the table sit; They sit at home and eat and drink, And I'm so tired I cannot think, System Every night my prayers I say, And get my dinner every day; There's fifty cents for a reward. A Thought It isn’t very nice to think The Winter Country Club of People of Affairs —Pinehurst, N.C. Quick comfortable trip; safe change of climate Carolina Hotel Now Open All Sports in full swing Four of the best Golf courses in America. With little children earning theirs swears, Farewell to the Factory The doors are opened wide at last; The eager children stumbling past, And every day that I've worked hard, The world is full of meat and drink, Where some brute foreman yells and [TRAVEL COMFORT] Stops and prevents the pameee of Sea, Train and Car Sickness. You can travel anywhere ‘in aes con- veyance in comfort through its use. oS: a ‘Stores Wand scape Pre ane Mothersill Remedy Co., New York (Complete in One Issue) CHaracters— Jimmy. Billy. ProtT— i rf fe . Comf 0 . ji " Meet compentonship. on At five o'clock half cry and sing: jimmy. Early Reservations to avoid disappointment “Good-by, good-by, to everything!” Address: General Office, Pinehurst, N.C. E.J.K. Booming Crawrorp: How's your friend mak- ing out who went to Florida to grow fruit? CrassHaw: Fine. He's just cut his orange grove up into building lots. Tue one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Johann Strauss was celebrated in Austria by playing Strauss waltzes all day. After this orgy, music- lovers were allowed to return to their regular daily dict of American jazz. SAY “BAYER ASPIRIN” and INSIST] Proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for Headache Neuralgia Colds Lumbago Pain Toothache Neuritis Rheumatism Accept only “Bayer” package Cr atic contains proven directions. Handy’ “Bayer” boxes of 12 tablets ttles of 24 and 100—Druggists. Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoaceticacidester of Salicylicacid “YES, SIR, YOU ASKED MY HONORABLE MASTER TO SIT ONCE MORE FOR FINISH- ING TOUCH ON THE HAIR, BUT HE NO CAN COME SO HE SEND HIS TOUPEE.” Be On the Safe Side BEORE investing your surplus funds take the precaution against loss by seeking the expert and conservative advice our local or investment banker, who will gladly serve you. Eliminate the Loss In Investments For, after all, good investment opportuni- ties predominate. Caution, Care, Investi- gation will reveal safe and profitable channels for your surplus funds. The Financial Article that appears in the November Harper's Magazine will help solve your in- vestment problems. Form the habit of creating the financial article in every issue. You will find them profitable. All advertisements care- fully censored. HARPER’S MAGAZINE 49 East 33rd Street, New York, N. Y. comicbooks.com