Life, 1924-09-11 · page 11 of 36
Life — September 11, 1924 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The main cartoon illustrates "The Heavyweight Championship (As It Will Be)," satirizing the 1928 boxing match between Kid Finance and Young Moneybags. The image shows these personified financial entities in a street brawl, with one figure on a horse and another wielding what appears to be a balloon labeled with a dollar sign. The satire mocks the 1920s financial speculation and rampant capitalism of the Jazz Age. The "balloons" and theatrical staging reference the period's inflated asset values and get-rich-quick schemes. The accompanying text confirms Kid Finance initially held advantages but ultimately lost his position—likely commentary on market vulnerability and overextension during the pre-1929 crash era. The humor relies on treating abstract economic forces as competing prizefighters.
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“VAH—1 won’ need NO BALLOON, “you WANNA B'LOON—1 WANNA B'LOON!”” YOU'RE GONNA HAVE YOUR DINNER IN MAFR A MINUTE!” The Heavyweight Championship NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 192: some of the hea Street has ever s nance, vet- eran of the prize ring, retained his heavyweight championship by knocking out Young Moneybags in the third round of a finish fight here to-day. A blow-by-blow description follows: Round One—Kid Finance led with a heavy Federal Reserve note, which Young Moneybags countered viciously with a thirty-day discount. They ex- changed pounds sterling for dollars, breaking even on the trade. The champ let fly a flock of second mortgages and for a minute it looked as if he were going to foreclose. His opponent was groggy, but he managed to fall into a clinch, from which he emerged waving a certified check. The gong rang, end- ing the trading. Round Two—The champ rushed from his corner in wheat and opened strong in U. S. Steel. Young Money- bags met his onslaught with short-term Treasury notes. The title-holder was short with a bunch of imdustrials. His —After ing Wall (As It Will Be) rival was long with a flock of roads. Both showed poor judgment Round Three—Young Moneybags evidently had been able to strengthen his financial position during the rest period, for he came in with a batch of buying orders. The champ took every- thing he had to offer and smilingly In- vited more. His opponent shot across a series of foreign credits, which were met with a stiff rating in Bradstreet’s. After a clinch Kid Finance came through with a succession of trade ac- rail- THE GOLDFISH AT LAST ATTAINS COMPLETE PRIVACY ceptances and the challenger was caught off his bank balance. He went down for a cashier's count and was unable to rise before the Clearing House closed. Kid Finance had retained his title. James K, McGuinness. By Their Foods Ye Shall Know Th em OSTON: Twenty-four-hour baked beans Philadelphia: Serapple well cooked for three and a half hours. New York: Three-minute eggs. Chicago: Minute steak. Original and Unpublished NY modern humorist would be willing to swap his typewriter and motion picture rights for one ad- vantage Aristophanes had: there was such a thing as a new joke in his day. ASSER-BY: How's the fishing? Boy : Just good enough for one. comicbooks.com