Judge, 1932-03-19 · page 12 of 36
Judge — March 19, 1932 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains three separate satirical pieces about Depression-era financial and social issues: **"Letter From a Lady to Her Stock Brokers"** mocks both incompetent brokers and entitled wealthy customers. A woman paid $57.57 per share for Amalgamated Railways stock, then found identical shares selling for $47.37. She demands a refund like a department store would offer, threatening to return the stock and damage their reputation through her "influential friends." The satire targets: (1) broker dishonesty in selling overpriced securities, and (2) the obliviousness of wealthy investors during the Depression. **"Full-Time Service"** jokes darkly about Depression unemployment. It suggests the unemployed should "give each other jobs"—implying a circular, pointless economy where no real wealth is created. **"Foul!"** depicts chaos at what appears to be a public gathering, possibly satirizing overcrowded venues or chaotic public behavior during hard times. The cartoons reflect 1930s anxieties: financial fraud, economic collapse, and social disorder during the Great Depression.
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“No, there ain't any use tryin’ to interest her in nothin’—all her money's invested in Public Futility Bonds!” Full-Time Service D°" think you're getting the worst of it in this business depression. Suppose you owned one of these open- all-night where losing money twenty-four hours a day lunchrooms they're And the idea now scems to be for the unemployed to pull themselves out of the hole by giving each other jobs. JUDGE Letter From a Lady to Her Stock Brokers rstaff, Bigg New York City. G ENTLEMEN 71 recently purchased from you ten shares of Ama nated Railways stock. You charged me 4 5 for them—a price which I thought rather high at the time, rstall & Co., but one which your salesperson assured me was as low as I could buy it any place else in. the city. In last night’s paper, however, I saw the very same, identical Amalga mated Railways stock much lower price for only $47.371 selling at a In fact, ten shares ow, Messrs. Biggerstaff, Bigger- staff & Co, about it? what are vou going to do Tam sure that a company with such a reputation as yours would not let you on the same merchandise. I never have trouble with the hig department stores when [buy any other concern undersell any later is sold) for They cither rebate me the dif- ference or LT return the purchase. And Lam sure you will want to do the same. Will you please mail me a check for the difference between what I paid for Amalgamated Railways and the price it is now marked? If you do not, [Tam afraid [T shall have to return this stock for full credit merchandise which less. FOSO NEES will ya stop signing guest books everywhere ya go!” | | S\v “Foul!” and if Tam forced to take that action, rest assured that a great number of my very influential friends will be ad- vised of the very discourteous way with which you treat your customers. Sincerely “yours, Mrs. B. Anwys Birrersweer Retirement A noted rackcteer has gone into so- ciety. No doubt he nts to associ with people only shoot other when they are out hunting, who each Over ninety percent of our accidents occur at home, according to latest in- surance statistics. And undoubted: huge number of these happen to hus- bands who didn't think their would wait up for them. wives comicbooks.com