Judge — September 12, 1925 — page 35: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily a **crossword puzzle** (Number 40) with minimal satirical content. The page serves a practical function: Judge magazine received numerous reader requests for crossword puzzles, so they're republishing them as regular content. The key information is in the accompanying text: Judge offers **$25 payment** for each original puzzle submitted and printed. This was an incentive to encourage readers to contribute homemade puzzles rather than relying solely on staff-created content—a common practice in Depression-era magazines seeking affordable content. The puzzle itself was contributed by T. R. Orstborne of Lowell, North Carolina, exemplifying this reader-submission model. The decorative header features cartoon characters typical of Judge's lighthearted branding, but there's no specific political or social satire on this particular page—it's simply a service feature targeting the period's crossword puzzle craze.