Judge, 1923-06-23 · page 29 of 36
Judge — June 23, 1923 — page 29: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **financial advertising** from June 1923, with a small historical cartoon at the bottom. The main content features G.L. Miller & Company promoting first mortgage bonds (yielding up to 7%) using an analogy: treat your investment money like you'd care for a valuable automobile or horse—expect reasonable returns, not unrealistic ones. This reflects post-WWI investment culture when bonds were marketed as safe, stable income sources. The cartoon at the bottom illustrates the settlement history of Manhattan Island. It depicts the Dutch arriving first, then Irish immigrants arriving later (shown displacing the Dutch), with the caption "Then came the Irish; that settled the Dutch." This is **ethnic humor** playing on the phrase "settle" (both meaning to establish residence and to resolve a conflict). It reflects early 20th-century American attitudes toward Irish immigration and ethnic succession in cities like New York, presenting the Irish arrival as comically decisive or superior to the Dutch presence.
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