Judge, 1921-03-12 · page 2 of 32
Judge — March 12, 1921 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page satirizes the declining value of the dollar during a period of inflation (likely post-WWI era, based on the style). The cartoon depicts three figures: a judge in robes, a mummy-like wrapped figure, and a personified dollar sign character holding a document. The central joke: "A dollar is not much use any more, anyway." The text laments that dollars once bought tangible goods (sandwiches, handkerchiefs) but now purchase almost nothing. The satirical proposal suggests sending your last dollar to Judge magazine as a subscription—implying even that investment is futile given currency worthlessness. The "mummy" figure likely represents the dying American dollar. The advertisement simultaneously mocks economic conditions while capitalizing on readers' despair through a humorous magazine offer.
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Don HERO LEAS $1 will tie you up with Judge for ten A dollar is not much use any more, anyway. It was possible at one time to get a pretty good sandwich or a fairly good handkerchief for a dollar, but those days are , gone. Bell-boys used to be : satisfied—at least not insulted =) with a dollar tip, but a man had dge: =). better not go back to a hotel : where he has offered a bell- er Se boy a dollar, these days. $1.00. Itisund © dime Judge be thecurn 7 © bers in all. I enclose © About the only use left for a dollar is in connection with that offer that weeks the publishers of Judge have carelessly left open—ten weeks of Judge fora dollar bill. (For new subscribers only.) Probably that is what will be- come of allthe remaining dollars. If you have a dollar, it would be a good thing to send it to Judge without delay while you have it—for the government will probably decide the dollar is too unimportant to issue in the future. The dollar you have now may be the last one you will ever have—so send it to Judge at once. comicbooks.com