Life, 1920-02-19 · page 13 of 48
Life — February 19, 1920 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon ("Wonder What's Wrong?"):** This depicts an absurdly overloaded, jury-rigged aircraft or flying machine, literally falling apart mid-flight with occupants barely hanging on. It's a satirical commentary on poorly-constructed or unstable enterprises—likely referencing chaotic business ventures or speculative financial schemes of the era. **Bottom Image:** Captioned "Possible Effect of the Movie Habit on a Future Generation," it shows three children with exaggerated, bulging eyes staring intensely forward. This satirizes contemporary concerns about cinema's influence on youth, suggesting moviegoing could produce psychological or behavioral changes in children—a common anxiety during early film's popularity. **Text Section:** Discusses new bank names targeting specific working-class professions (plumbers, dock workers, farmers), reflecting post-WWI financial democratization efforts.
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“WONDER WILAT'S WRONG?” New Names for Banks Foe some people half the battle consists in looking pros- perous ; the other half, in getting credit on the strength of such prosperity. [8 the early history of banking in this country, particu larly in New York, there was a First National and institutions with similar names. Later on the Butchers’ & Drovers’ Bank was established, and one finds banks named for Importers & Traders, Merchants, Farmers and Me- chanics & Metals. It becomes increasingly evident that if the bankers intend to name their institutions for the vari- ous classes having money to deposit, there must be a radi- cal change. A modern bank directory is not representative of the money in the vaults. tis not too late for banks to be rechartered under new names or for new banking institutions to be started. Dur- the present year we may expect to see many new cial institutions, organized to take care of those who have the wealth of the country in their pockets at present, wd appropriately named in order to attract this unusual per-capita distribution. Among the new banks rumored are: Plumbers’ National, Housemaids’ Savings & Trust Company, Riveters’ Reserve Bank, Bricklayers’ Bank, Headwaiters’ & Checkers’ Association for Savings, Steel Workers’ Savings Bank, Dock Workers’ National Bank, Garment Workers’ Trust Company, Machinists’ Exchange 1k, Brotherhoods’ Surplus Bank, Mine Workers’ Title & Trust Company, Plumb Plan Bank of Commerce, Long- ‘ioremen’s Loan & Savings Bank. A splendid idea, after these banks are open for business, would be a provision in cach charter for a special surplus out of which a fund could be created for aged and infirm capitalists, book- keepers, school-teachers, physicians and salaried and pro- fessional people generally. POSSIBLE EFFECT OF THE MOVIE HABIT ON A FUTURE GENERATION comicbooks.com