Judge, 1929-12-07 · page 7 of 36
Judge — December 7, 1929 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Judge Magazine Page Analysis **"Judge" Cartoon (top):** An adult figure lounges above two children studying stocks/investment materials. The caption mocks children for believing Santa Claus letters praising stocks—comparing them to newspaper financial advice. This satirizes how investment recommendations circulate like myths, potentially misleading naive investors, especially after stock market losses. **"Mean Trick" Poem (right):** Social commentary on Wall Street panic and poor investment timing—the lesson that buying stocks after losses is risky advice. **"Mme. Jenny Gowns" Comic Strip (bottom):** A four-panel sequence showing a woman visiting what appears to be a dressmaker's shop, examining gowns in mirrors. The final caption reads "Yes, and we know the woman!"—likely satirizing female vanity or fashion obsession, a common 1920s-era Judge theme.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
| “Listen, stupid, nobody | pays any attention to Santa ] Claus letters; they're just Mean Trick There, little stocks, You've got my dough; To think that you Could fall so low, The lady next door, who sing ys the piano, is back home , after being away a long time. t she sang Ramona, We had no idea she'd been as far aw F that. The Wall Street panic has taught many people this: The best time to buy stocks is right after you've lost all your money buying stocks. If a Scotchman lost any money in Wall Strect it was probably because it rolled down a grating. —R. C. O'Briex | like the ones papa sends to a | the ‘Times. | 4 | ) . | ] Dilley’s Dictionary | Trek—A set of rails forming a rail- : } way. Vain—The act of stepping on a | scale. | Vast—A short sleeveless jacket; | waistcoat. | Vaunt—To feel the need of; desire, ) crave. } Vertez—What juries bring in, | Vicious—Desires; wants; longings. | Vie—For what cause, purpose or reason. View—Not very many. | Vigor—Visible form; shape; out- line; contour. | Viper—An apparatus used to clean auto windshields on rainy days. Vise—Possessed of wisdom; sa- cious, erudite. Vista—An expected or unexpected caller. across bi An act or a song that goes Warm—A small, legless, crawling animal. —Not strong. Wit—A grain; the most important of cereals. Zeal—An aquatic carnivorous mam- ‘oo—To institute legal proceedings against. Dz. —J. L. And then there is the Scot who in- sists on telling people about the time he thought he needed an operation. MME JENNY,