A Wall Street & Wealth
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Stock Market Surge (+ $30) – Bought radio stock "on margin" and the price doubled.
6
Prohibition Fine (- $15) – Federal agents raided a speakeasy and fined you for possessing illegal liquor.
11
Charleston Win (+ $5) – Took first place in a local jazz club dance contest.
16
Crop Price Collapse (- $20) – European farming recovered, crashing U.S. grain prices.
21
RCA Stock Boom (+ $20) – The expansion of commercial radio sent your media stock soaring.
2
Bank Collapse (- $20) – Your uninsured rural bank went under due to unpaid loans
7
Welfare Capitalism (+ $15) – Employer gave a profit-sharing bonus check to boost worker loyalty.
12
Margin Call Demand (- $35) – Stock values dipped; your broker demanded immediate cash.
17
Patent Sale (+ $30) – Invented a washing machine attachment and sold the patent to a manufacturer.
22
Factory Speed-Up ($0) – Increased assembly line speed means Secondary Earner can't work a second job in Round 2.
3
19th Amendment ($0) – Mother votes in her first election!
8
Boll Weevil Crop Loss (- $15) – Beetles wiped out Southern cotton fields, destroying profits.
13
Electric Grid Connected ($0) – Power lines reached your street!
18
Medical Emergency (- $15) – Family member fell ill with diphtheria before vaccines were common.
23
Store Credit Debt (- $10) – A relative bought catalog clothes on credit and couldn't cover the bill.
4
Installment Interest (- $10) – Missed furniture payments triggered steep interest fees.
9
Assembly Line Pay (+ $25) – Earned a supervisory promotion on Henry Ford’s $5-a-day line.
14
Bootleg Alcohol (+ $25) – Quietly distributed home-brewed liquor to local speakeasies.
19
Model T Breakdown (- $25) – Snapped an axle on an unpaved road, requiring costly repairs
24
Spare Room Rent (+ $10) – Rented a spare bedroom to a young female typist working downtown.
5
Florida Land Fraud (- $30) – Invested in the land boom, but bought useless swamp property.
10
Speakeasy Escape ($0) – Evaded federal agents during a raid. Lose your next turn.
15
High School Built ($0) – A new public high school opened nearby, removing Round 4 fees.
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WWI Vet Bonus (+ $15) – Congress issued tax-free cash certificates to war veterans.
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Scopes Trial Debate ($0) – A community argument over teaching evolution created local tension.