Judge, 1931-07-25 · page 10 of 36
Judge — July 25, 1931 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains three satirical pieces typical of 1920s-30s American humor: **"The Art of Compromise"** presents brief political jabs: diplomats apparently excel at boxing rather than negotiation; Russia's Five-Year Plan mirrors American car-buying practices (installment purchases); and various risky behaviors are mocked. **"He Gets the Femmes!"** satirizes Timothy Twirp, an unattractive, balding man with bad teeth and ill-fitting clothes who nonetheless attracts women—because he writes advertising copy for Kopfstein's Bargain Basement. The joke targets advertising's perceived manipulative power over (particularly female) consumers. **"The Fellow Who Grew Too Strong"** (illustrated) appears to depict someone whose strength or ambition has spiraled out of control, resulting in chaos—likely satirizing overreach or unchecked ego, though the specific reference is unclear. The page exemplifies Judge's satirical approach: political commentary, consumer culture critique, and character-based humor aimed at educated American readers.
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JUDGE The Art of Compromise Wasiixctox correspondent bewails the fact ther: are so few fields open to diplomatists. Well, at least a lot of them seem to have made good man weight fighters. ng heavy And some birds are forever taking chances, like stunt ing in airplanes, standing up in canoes, or talking back to truck drivers. Russia thinks she's got hold of something new in her Five-Year Plan. Perhaps she doesn't know that's the very way Americans buy their cars. The Window Cleaner Washes the Dresser Mirror. He Gets the Femmes! Gomeniow or other Timothy Twirp always gets the ladies. The amazing part of it is that Timothy is not a pre- possessing figure of a man. He's a little fellow without any hair and the dentists got his teeth lo His trousers always bag at the knees, and his shoes squeak like a sick mouse. Timothy Twirp, if you get what I mes } parlor yi But just a few words from Tim and the ladies come flock- { ing. The tall ones, the short ones and the middle-si 4 Fat or slender, they all go for T. Twirp in a big , is no Oh, yes, I almost forgot: Timothy Twirp writes the ads for Kopfstein’s Bargain Basement. | —Dave Mcnrnay The Fellow Who Grew Too Strong. 8 comicbooks.com