Judge, 1902-04-19 · page 5 of 16
Judge — April 19, 1902 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This cartoon satirizes **General Nelson Miles**, a prominent U.S. military figure, through a visual pun. The joke plays on his surname: when asked if Miles is "egotistical," the female character responds that he thinks he is "miles ahead of the rest of the government" — a double meaning suggesting both his arrogance and a literal distance/superiority complex. The large illustration depicts Miles as an inflated, bloated figure, emphasizing the satirical point about his outsized ego. The caricature style was typical of Judge's political commentary during the early 1900s. Below is a notice announcing results of a coloring competition for readers, indicating this was an interactive magazine that engaged its audience with contests and artwork submissions. **Context**: This reflects contemporary criticism of Miles's public persona and military prominence during the Spanish-American War era.
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COPYRIGHT, 1902, BY JUDGE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. A GOOD LEAD. He-—"* Don’t you think General Miles a trifle egotistical?” ‘Sue—"* Well, he thinks he is miles ahead of the rest of the government.” DECISION IN THE FIRST STANLAWS AKT COMPETITION. |. M. A. Ross, 201 Main Street, Lacrosse, Wisconsin, is awarded the ten-dollar prize for the best-colored picture sent to us of the Stanlaws drawing which appeared in Jupce 1064. ndred pictures sent in for this competition. ‘The picture scat in by Miss Edgerly ‘address not given), and that sent by Miss Manorie McCurdy, 647 Prairie Avenve, iv Miss Rosa. Pheve artists ‘Jouyn Boyd, 12 North Main Street, Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania, were next in point of excellence in color effect to the picture of i The greater majonty of the competitors overcolored their pictures comicbooks.com