Judge, 1925-04-04 · page 23 of 36
Judge — April 4, 1925 — page 23: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. It contains two main investment advertisements from the 1920s era: 1. **American Bond & Mortgage Company** (left): A serious pitch for first mortgage building bonds, emphasizing 20+ years of reliable dividend payments and 6%+ yields. The appeal is to conservative investors seeking safety. 2. **G.L. Miller Bond & Mortgage Company** (right): A Florida-based competitor advertising bonds with higher yields (up to 7.7%) tied to geographical location. The headline "At Last We Are Saving Money!" suggests consumer confidence in managed investments rather than simple hoarding. Both ads target middle-class investors during the prosperous 1920s before the 1929 crash. The tone is reassuring rather than humorous—the "CONFIDENCE" heading emphasizes trustworthiness during an era when investment schemes were common and investor wariness justified. This appears to be a **page of classified advertising** rather than editorial content, typical of Judge's revenue model.
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— ri CONFIDENCE Back of the bonds offered for sale by the American Bond & Mortgage Company lies thetried judgment of its execu- tives whose long experience safeguards each investor’s interests. FOR OVER 20 YEARS every dollar that has become due on the first Mortgage Build- ing Bonds sold by this company has been paid to investors. If you are seeking safe investments yielding 6%% write for Booklet J-141 AMERICAN BOND & MortcacE Ca INCORPORATED ESTABLISHED 1900 AN OLD RESPONSIBLE HOUSE Capital and Surplus over $5,500,000 127.N. Dearborn St. 345 Madison Ave. Chicago New York Cleveland Detroit Boston Philadelphia \ tay maintain its & divi The stock makes a liberal yiehd on present md ic a fair business man's parchaw, The sta dividend payer aul ot is paying 1 Martin Tazehine Corp, a report that to arrange fot te nul be equal to 1 peer ‘of prreferre To. San Freenctsen stock, bath warded, te HAE volt Dasa, other and they Sie up teal property of the dist ality: of the beens Court of Arize D, Hever aro, N. Vir The Kings Cou mpany of Brooklyn has been nf fermi stock New Yous, March 2X, 192 Free Booklets for Investors Having customers in every State in the and in thirty furwign lands, the FHL sauitt Florida's Oldest First Mortgage Bond House At Last We Are Saving Money! When you actually manage your money and make it produce an income for you, in stead of merely trying to hoard it, saving becomes a fascinating occupation, rather than a difficult, unpleasant task. Miller First Mortgage Bonds, with their unbroken safety record and their Florida interest rate up to 71,7, have opened the door of thrift and financial success to many people. Investigate these first mortgage securities. Mail the coupon today for folder, “Invest by the Map,” which explains how to get more interest according to geographical location, G.L.Miller BOND & MORTGAGB Company 204 MILLER BUILDING. MIAMI, FLORIDA Telegu & Morigaze Company, Milter Hond & 1 op, folder “Lavest 1 $04 Stier fang, st Slit circular deetuing u wowt © Ving alloaest pany will forward ry. Wulletin K-43 fro HEC, Shauhle & New York City GL Miller & ‘ork, have all who a 2b comicbooks.com