Judge — October 10, 1925 — page 23: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page presents a reader participation contest from Judge magazine, offering $25 for the funniest ending to an incomplete comic strip (Contest No. 11). The three completed panels depict domestic chaos involving what appears to be working-class or immigrant characters in early-20th-century America. The humor relies on slapstick and domestic disorder: Panel 1 shows a man sweeping while a child cries and a woman appears distressed with a broom. Panel 2 escalates the mayhem with multiple figures in chaotic positions. Panel 3 depicts a man being struck by a large fish or similar object. The satire targets domestic incompetence—likely playing on contemporary anxieties about housekeeping, gender roles, and social propriety. The blank fourth panel (marked "Contest No. 11") invites readers to provide the punchline. This reflects Judge's dual role as both satirical commentary and entertainment vehicle, engaging its audience directly while maintaining its class-conscious humor about domestic life.