Life — January 29, 1925 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Life Magazine Question Contest Page (circa 1925) This page announces **Life's new Question Contest**, a reader participation feature offering cash prizes ($300 first prize). The decorative header shows **nine caricatured faces** with question marks, likely representing different character types or public figures of the era—a visual reference to the contest's appeal to diverse readers. **This week's question**: "What is the worst law in the United States?" The text frames this as serious intellectual engagement, noting the question is "broad," "provocative," and invites substantial argument about constitutional and legal matters. Life positions itself as offering readers "a loud speaker—a chance to tell the world" their views. The page emphasizes contest rules: answers under 200 words, typewritten submissions, and that judges' decisions are final. This appears to be a genuine reader-engagement feature rather than satire.