Judge, 1925-12-19 · page 5 of 39
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# Judge Magazine: "Kindest Face in America" Contest This page announces the results of Judge magazine's "$50,000 contest" to identify America's kindest face. The contest was apparently genuine—thousands of photographs were submitted and evaluated by ten judges over multiple days. **The Winners:** - **First Prize ($20,000):** Fanny, a cow owned by Mrs. Amos J. Spudd of Four Corners, N.H. The joke is that the judges, after extensive deliberation, awarded the prize to a bovine rather than a human—a satirical commentary on human nature or perhaps the judges' absurdity. - **Second Prize ($15,000):** Oscar P. Smelt of Wichita, Kansas - **Third Prize ($10,000):** Anastasia K. Forkshe of Buffalo, N.Y. - **Fourth Prize ($5,000):** Marion Hunter of Montclair, N.J. The humor lies in the cow winning against human competitors.
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