Life, 1928-07-12 · page 38 of 40
Life — July 12, 1928 — page 38: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and fundraising content**, not a political cartoon requiring historical context. The dominant visual element is a cartoon advertisement for "Flit" insecticide showing a caricatured figure wielding a spray gun against insects labeled as "worse ones," with the tagline "Fear not, comrade! I've killed worse ones than this with my Flit!" The word "comrade" appears to reference communist rhetoric, likely playing on anti-communist sentiment of the era to create ironic humor—suggesting the insecticide is so effective it could defeat even ideological enemies. This reflects early-20th-century American anxieties about communism used for commercial purposes. The page's main content is **Life's Fresh Air Fund**, a charitable initiative providing poor children summer camp access, with an extensive donor list from wealthy Americans. This represents philanthropic activity typical of the era's wealthy class addressing urban poverty.
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36 Clear ’round the Wide World you'll find 4 always in superior con- dition because perfectly corked and bottled only with its own natural gas. The Finest Sparkling Table Water in the World Sole Importers: Apollinaris Agency Co. New York’s Newest Hotel Che Piccadilly 227 West 45th Street At B’way—New York Adjacent to Every Ac- tivity. 600 Bright Sunlit Rooms. Each with Bath, Electric Fan, Ice Water. Single Room and Bath $3.00 Double Room and Bath $4.50 Exceptional Restaurant and Luncheonette Wire at our Expense for Reservations F. D. SOFIELD, Mng. Dir. LIFE LIFE’S FRESH AIR FUND (Continued from page 27) Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Brooks, New York .. H. Bartow Fa: Mary E. Dodsworth, Sharon, Conn. Edward Prizer, East Orange, N. J. H., New York......... J. C. Corbet, New York. H. C. R., New York... Theo. Freund, Rye, N. Y W. C. Caldwell, Brooklyn, Eleanor Kerr, New York. . Frank M. Avery, New York. Dr. V. W. Crossman, Brooklyn Mrs. Philip M. Stimson, New York. Vincent Astor, New York. Cynthia Louise Bissell, Bissell, Jr., Buffalo, N.Y.... “From a Friend,’* Lumberton, N. J. Mrs. Eva Edgar Wright, Brockton, Mass. . John Hancock, $25.00 25.00 10.00 25.00 Mrs. Me Holmes Dodd, Worces- ter, John J. Pickman, Lowell, Mass. Maria F. Hunkins, Westerly, R Mrs. Edgar W. Abbott, Washington, Conn. In Memory of Fitch W. Smith... Archibald McKinlay, Wayne, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. B. Hl. Ludlow, Ard- more, Mrs. H. B, Wilson, Rutherford, E, F, Wyatt, Philadelphia. L. W., Philadelphia... Mrs, Frederick George, Watertown, N.Y. A. W. Dunning, Wilton, N. H Gordon Gordon, New York... Dr. Robert W. Rogers, Plainfield, In Memory % my Mother. L. R. Nash, Westport, N. Y.. John D. Williams, Brookline, Mass. A. E. Bishop, Schenectady, N. Y Mrs. B. H. Hayes, Andover, Mass. . James P. Woodruff, Litchfield, Conn. Saxon B. Gavitt, Lyons, N. Y. J. H. Postlethwaite, New York Richard M. Robinson, Longmeadow Mass... M. F. Millikan, New York. “Fear not, comrade! I’ve killed worse ones than this “with my Flit!” —advs, THE DEVINNE-MALL ENBECK COMPANY, INC. PRONTERS, REW TORK Wm. E. Sloan, Rochester, N. Y Mrs. Henry B. Robb, Haverford, Pa Morley A. Stern, Rochester, N.Y... Herman F, Straw, Manchester, N. H. Robert E. Smith, Mauch Chunk, Pa. L. B. Elliman, New York... ‘ s. arenes Garden City, “Stephen and Jan Mrs. J. H. Young, Hanover, Pa In Memory of a beloved Son, Hubert Ames McGuire Davis Given, New York. ““Brownie’s Memory A. Benedict, New York J. B. Morris, Jr., Saugatuck, Conn Mrs. Geo. C. Heck, New York N. D. Sidford, Maplewood, N. J H, S. K., New Haven. L. R. Davis, Pelham Manor, N. John C. Howard, Ogdensburg, N. ¥. J Mrs. J. A. Swan, Newport, R. I., for Girls’ Camp $20, for Boys’ Camp Robert Bacon ‘Whitney, New York. . Martha Phyllis Whitney, New York. Elizabeth Beatrice. Whitney, York . Henry W. Margaret Anne Pate, Washington, c P. B. W. and T. S. Childs, Jr., Hol- yoke, Mass. 20.0 Miss E. Donne Zick, Buffalo, N. Y 20.00 Miss Mary Elizabeth Mohun, Wash- ington, D. C.. 10.00 Mohun, Hannah F Es . Pa, 300 M. E. Potter, New York - 20.00 Elinor, Anita, George, Bobby and Mrs. R. C. Love, New Castle, Pa. Mrs. H. W. Chittenden, Burlington, lowa : 5.00 Mrs, Samuel M. Prentis, N don; Conn ssessesyssvvsesveses Mrs. Robert Spencer, So. Orange, 200,00 Leonora and Edgar Bothwell, Pitts- burgh - Mrs. W. S. Charnley, Sewickley, Pa. Anon, Philadelphia. . Dr. A. V. Salomon, New York Mrs, J. R. McLellan, Chestnut Hill, Perry Woolcocks Jr., Shamokin, Pa. Herbert Telsey, Brooklyn : Elizabeth N. Thatcher, Englewood. In Memory of Browni : Arthur G. Peacock, Jamaica, N. Y. Louis S. Henderson, Frankford, Pa. Howard B. Hartswick, Clearfield, Pa. Miss M. B. Lathrop, New York Miss H. Forbes, So. ‘Orange, N. J. Mrs. James A. Wales, Stratford, Live's Fresit Ain Fuso has been in operatios for the past forty-one years. In that time it has expended $419,278.00 and has given a happy holiday in the country to 51,000 poor city chil dren. Twenty dollars, approximately, pays for suck @ holiday for some poor child fem the crowded, hot city. Won't you help? Contributions (which are acknowledged i Live about four weeks after their receipt) sh be made payable to Lirt’s Frusn Arn Funo, and sent to 598 Madison Avenue, New York. comicbooks.com