Mei Man: I drew Superman during the Great Depression

Chapter 11 It's All Hoover's Fault
The so-called isolated evidence does not stand.

Based on the individual case of Luke Cage alone, it is still impossible to determine the specific method of obtaining [Time Shards].

The other is the role of [Black Iron Mark] and [Faith].

The former, Ke Lin can still see, should be related to [Time Fragments].But regarding the latter [belief] part, he was somewhat at a loss.

Especially the number 32 marked on the [Faith] made Colin a little confused for a while.

"Where did these faith points come from?"

Lying on the hospital bed, Ke Lin silently thought about the source of [Faith] points, and the analgesic injected into his body gradually took effect.

"...Doctor Strange, I have a serious illness..."

Half asleep and half awake, he seemed to hear shouts coming from the corridor of the hospital.

"Strange?"

Hearing this familiar yet unfamiliar name, Colin's vague consciousness flashed a little sobriety.

However, in the next second, his waking consciousness was completely overwhelmed by sleepiness.

……

"Mellon pulled the whistle, Hoover rang the bell; (Mellon pulled the whistle, Hoover rang the bell,)
Wall Street sends a signal that the United States is rushing to hell! (Wall Street gave the signal and the country went to hell.)”

In the morning, the world is right.

Howling winds enveloped the streets of New York.

In the team receiving free relief, the people were wrapped in thin coats, shivering in the bitter cold wind.

The winding line had no end in sight, but the expressions on most people's faces were mainly numbness.

The newsboys waved the "Courier" and passed by the line. When they heard the nursery rhymes sung by the newsboys, their eyes in line changed slightly.

"Give me a newspaper."

Reaching out to stop the newsboy, the pedestrian took out a two-cent coin from his pocket and handed it to him, then asked curiously.

"Child, where did you learn this nursery rhyme you sang?"

Taking the change carefully, the newsboy handed a folded newspaper to the other party, and at the same time said: "Mr. Colin from the Courier taught us, sir...Mr. Colin not only told us nursery rhymes, but also promised Anyone who knows the nursery rhymes can buy papers from him for 5 cents a bundle cheaper..."

"The Courier?"

"Colin."

The two names were repeated on his lips.

Obviously, neither Colin nor the pedestrians of the Courier had any impression of this.

Shaking his head, he opened the newspaper in his hand.

"Mellon blew the whistle, Hoover rang the bell; Wall Street blew the signal, America is going to hell!"

The nursery rhyme sung by the newsboy was prominently printed on the front page of the Courier.

The photo below is of a poor mother in the Great Depression.

The mother and her two children in the photo are all in tatters. The children curl up beside the mother, hiding their faces behind the mother's shoulders, and the mother raises one hand to her mouth, looking into the distance. There is sorrow in it, a kind of lifelessness with no hope in sight.

The photos truly conveyed the desperation and anxiety of people in the Great Depression, and made passers-by who saw the photos empathize. Although he was not reduced to the point of queuing up to receive relief like the crowd on the sidelines, he worked twelve hours a day Time, but he got less than one-fifth of the previous reward. The burden of life has already weighed him down and he is almost out of breath.

Sighing silently, he looked down the content of the newspaper. Under the photo, there was a title written in bold font.

"Hoover—Hungry President!"

"If there is a limit to stupidity, I guarantee Herbert Hoover is the one who goes beyond it."

"Everyone is out of a job, but Hoover isn't because we gave him the easiest job in the world - stupid!"

Open the "Courier" newspaper down, the whole article is ridiculed and cursed at Hoover.

Pedestrians read the "Courier" from beginning to end, but they didn't get any useful information, and they felt lonely after reading it.

However, for some reason, the passers-by who read the newspaper felt inexplicably happy in their hearts.

Rolling up the "Courier" under his arm, the pedestrian continued to walk forward, but he couldn't help humming: "... the siren, Hoover rings the bell; Wall Street... America rushes to hell! "

Scenes from this scene happened all over New York.

The newsboys sang nursery rhymes and sold the "Courier" in their hands.

Among them, some may not care about the grandstanding of the "Courier", but some people think that what is published in the newspaper is what they think in their hearts.

Among them, the working class responded most enthusiastically.

After all, they were the ones who were hurt the most by the Great Depression.

Under the impact of the unemployment wave, a large number of middle-class people poured into the labor industry to compete with them for the already scarce jobs. It is said that in the most serious areas, such as San Francisco, the recruitment of three or four porters is full of people at the door There were as many as a thousand people, and thousands of people were like a group of hyenas robbing these meaty bones. In the end, only a few lucky few could get jobs.

Under such a general environment, a large number of workers were forced to lose their jobs.

The workers don't know what happened to them. They only know that when they wake up, the whole world will change.

Unemployment is a traumatic experience that is not only frustrating but also humiliating.

But now, the "Courier" clearly told them in the newspaper that all this was Hoover's fault.

This allowed the workers to find a way to vent, no mistake, they lost their jobs not incompetent, everything was Hoover's fault, because his stupidity caused the Great Depression to happen.

It's all Hoover's fault!
As the lyrics sing, the incompetent Hoover led the United States into hell!
……

"Boss, this time the sales volume of the "Courier" has more than doubled compared to last week!"

The Messenger newspaper, Old John said excitedly.

"According to the feedback from the newsboys, this time our newspaper sold the best, even better than some small and medium newspapers..."

Having said that, Old John's tone became a little more excited.

This is the first increase since the "Courier" sales decline, which is very significant.

"You're right, boss."

"I'm sorry boss for doubting your decision before."

At first, Old John didn't fully agree with Colin's practice of selling newspapers at a discount to newsboys and changing the published content. Even if he didn't speak again before, it was somewhat hindered by Colin's identity as the boss, so he didn't dare to say more.

However, all this changed his mind completely with the rush of newsboys to purchase and the increase in sales of the "Courier".

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