Judge, 1931-11-07 · page 5 of 36
Judge — November 7, 1931 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# "Judging the News" - November 5, 1931 The main cartoon depicts a domestic scene where a man reads a newspaper while a woman stands nearby asking, "Henry, have you seen five dollars around anywhere?" He responds, "Nope! Not in years!" This joke reflects the **Great Depression's financial hardship** on ordinary American households. The satire targets economic devastation—by 1931, widespread unemployment and poverty made even finding five dollars seem impossibly difficult. The woman's desperate search and the man's resigned "not in years" response humorously underscores how completely depleted family finances had become. The accompanying "Judging the News" column contains brief political commentary, including references to Princeton's football struggles and Bank of U.S. financial troubles, typical of Judge's satirical news commentary from this period.
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