Judge, 1931-04-04 · page 8 of 36
Judge — April 4, 1931 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains humorous social commentary typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine. The top section titled "Popularity" satirizes a vain man boasting about his appeal to various women—waitresses, nurses, teachers, shop girls, aeroplanes enthusiasts, and more. The joke mocks male vanity and the exaggerated self-importance of someone who claims widespread romantic attention. "Things I've Never Understood" presents absurdist observations about everyday puzzles: why women get angry over hat prices, why artists don't clean windows, why umbrella-carrying men are considered eccentric. The cartoons show physical comedy—a car accident, a man struggling with framed pictures. The overall tone is lighthearted domestic satire aimed at educated, urban readers familiar with modern conveniences and social pretensions of the era.
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JUDGE “She's turned me down. Just keep driving around till you bump into something!” Things I’ve Never Understood Juty a woman will insist upon a man guessing how much she paid for a hat and, if his guess is correct, becomes angry. Why artists who can’t paint unless a north light never wash the y men are € ddicted to carrying um- ntrics, while other men can wear derby hats without anyone laughing. Why those people who make their own gin insist on using distilled water, but never bother to have the alcohol analyzed, hy people who turn on the radio and then pick up a newspaper and start reading are allowed to vote. “Is that the Acropolis where the Four Horsemen came from?” c Popularity I™ the most popular man in th cit 1 ies all rave about me; They're always elated when they hav: me dated And always are wanting to know when I'm free: Ladies of cach and every variety, Waitresses, shop-girls and girly in society ; Nurses 1 teachers, departmental buyers; Girls who are noted as acroplan: fliers; Mannequins, chorus girls (others in sables) ; Girls sewing buttons and girls sewing labels ; File clerks and milliners, crockery packe Girls who : kers; nd ushers and chocolate dip said to be friends ot Typists per: Girls selling tooth-paste or undies or slippers; Girls working wringers, and opera singers— Yes, all of them rave s And always are phonir when I'm free; They're always elated when I can be dated, For I'm justly rated, By their own admission, the beautician That ever came here from Parec tome, to know —Cuarces Dountevor comicbooks.com