Judge, 1926-01-16 · page 27 of 36
Judge — January 16, 1926 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains satirical content about the Florida real estate boom of the 1920s, a period of speculative frenzy that preceded the 1926 crash. **Main Cartoon/Story ("The new salesman for Lilac Gables"):** The anecdote mocks Florida land speculation, where an ignorant northerner sells valuable property for $900,000, unaware of three nearby developments. A local developer immediately flips it for $2 million, then resells to "Sandy Dunes" for even more. The joke: the original seller got "dirt cheap" prices while professionals made fortunes—satirizing both the absurdity of the boom and the gullibility of outsiders. **"Lesson in Language":** A brief satire on real estate terminology, suggesting "Realtor" (a term coined by the real estate industry) and "cador" are Spanish borrowings used to disguise the aggressive sales tactics of Florida real estate salesmen. **The page otherwise contains** period advertisements (banjo lessons, cosmetics) unrelated to political satire. The overarching theme: ridicule of get-rich-quick Florida land schemes and the salesmen exploiting northern investors.
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