Judge, 1931-09-26 · page 8 of 40
Judge — September 26, 1931 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains two satirical cartoons about the Great Depression era. **Top cartoon**: A dental surgeon operates on a patient while a nurse says "Oh, yes, I remember; you're the man who left the teeth!" This jokes about financial ruin—someone so impoverished they literally cannot afford dental work. **Bottom cartoon**: Two women peer into a "Private" office, saying "Look, girls, it's goin' up!" while viewing a sales chart. This satirizes stock market speculation and false optimism during economic crisis. **Text section "This Is the Depression"**: Uses repetitive, tongue-in-cheek language to blame various financial actors—investors, bears, firms, and chart manipulators—for the economic collapse, suggesting systemic failures rather than individual responsibility. The overall message critiques both personal economic devastation and the financial establishment's role in causing the Depression.
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JUDGE This Is the Depression Heese are the Investors, These are the Shares the In- vestors bought. These are the Bears who sold short the Shares the Investors bought. These are the Charts that helped the Bears sell short the Shares the In- vestors bought. These are the Marts that lowered the Charts that helped the Bears sell short the Shares the Investors bought. ‘These are the Goods that drugged the Marts that lowered the Charts that helped the Bears sell short the Shares the Investors bought. These are the Firms that made the Goods that drugged the Marts that lowered the Charts that helped the Bears sell short the Shares the In- vestors bought. These are Investors, all forlorn— who backed the Firms, now battered and worn—that made the Goods for buyers unborn —that drugged the Marts—that lowered the Charts—that ped the Bears—sell short the es—the Investors bought in the first place! —D.U. A. Nurse—Oh, yes, I remember; you're the man who left the teeth! Things I’ve Learned From Barbers Te the people are going to make all the mi ires fight in the next war and see how the e it, That Hoover prob: run for President in 1 ° That the only way to get rid of the wheat surplus and help the farmer is to take all those tons of wheat and dump them into the ocean, That it's getting just a little thin on top. That Gene Tunney is soon going to come out of retirement and be the heavyweight champion . That now is the time to buy stocks because you can get them for just a little and you're bound to make a huge profit when they go up once more. That there was a traveling salesman who stopped at a farmhouse .. . That maybe it would be a pretty good idea to join the House of David. —O. Rh. Revised Gre a heavyweight enough rope and he'll hang on it. Simple Circe thinks a dental lab- oratory is a place where they straight- en out auto fenders, And it's quite apparent that these house-to-house salesmen get their education in the school of hard knocks. Maybe those sailor pants are just to show which way the wind blows. “Look, girls, it's goin’ up!” comicbooks.com