Judge, 1902-07-26 · page 5 of 16
Judge — July 26, 1902 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This page contains a brief satirical joke about marriage and poetry. The cartoon depicts a woman in Edwardian dress standing near a surveyor's marker, with two men visible in the background. The humor targets struggling poets: a woman sues her poet husband for divorce on grounds of "cruel and inhuman treatment"—specifically, that he forced her to submit one of his poems to an editor. The joke implies that exposure to bad poetry constitutes abuse, satirizing both the pretensions of amateur poets and the suffering inflicted on those close to them. The page also announces Judge's art competition, offering ten dollars for the best hand-colored reproduction of the drawing by amateur artists. This was a common early-20th-century promotional device. The artist is credited as "Penrhyn Stanlaws," a known Judge contributor of that era.
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9 meme | PanRreya STaAnkws, mT, 1902, ay JUDGE COMPANY OF NEW TORK SIMPLY BARBAROUS. “She married a poet, and now she is suing for divorce.” “On what grounds?” “Cruel and inhuman treatment. The wretch got her to present one of his poems to an editor.” DECISION IN THE FOURTH STANLAWS ART COMPETITION. South Street, Bristol, Cona, is awarded the $10 prize for the best colored picture sent to us of the Stanlaws drawing which thel McManus, 718 Cass Street, Detroit, Mich., and Miss Virginia B. Daingerfeld, 181 Washington Street, Alexandria, Mise Emma L~ Atki The pictures by M dalerve spec commendation. EDITOR'S NOTE.—Here isa competition for amateur artists. JUDGE will pay TEN DOLLARS for the best hand-colored copy of the above drawing. On receipt of twenty-five cents in stamps a special hand-proof of the drawing, printed in black outline upon Stembach watercolor paper, will be sent to any address. This special proot is to be colored by hand by the amateur artist in water-colors, crayon, or oil, and must be sent to us by mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the Judge Art Department, 110 Fifth Avenue, New York. No copy other than the special proof-copy can be used ia this competition, comicbooks.com