Judge, 1913-09-20 · page 14 of 24
Judge — September 20, 1913 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page presents a comic strip narrative titled "How to Get Rich; or; Always Get the Best End of a Bargain"—satirizing American get-rich-quick schemes of the early 20th century. The strip follows a protagonist who accumulates wealth through speculative trading: trading stamps for an apple, then trading progressively upward through motorcycles, automobiles, and real estate. The satire culminates when he trades all these holdings into the stock market, becoming wealthy enough to be called a "self-made man." The humor targets both excessive materialism and the era's fascination with speculation and financial manipulation. The accompanying jokes mock marital foolishness (a husband mistaking dress fabric for mosquito netting) and blind trust in unreliable men. The strip reflects Progressive-era skepticism toward rapid wealth accumulation and loose financial practices, presenting such "success" as ultimately arbitrary and dependent on luck rather than merit.
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