Judge — April 16, 1887 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page from *Judge* magazine contains satirical cartoons about homelessness and housing insecurity. The upper cartoon depicts a ragged, unkempt figure standing outside elegant buildings, with the caption "Home, Sweet Home, be it ever so humble, there's no place like home"—ironically contrasting the homelessness of poor Americans with the famous sentimental song. The lower panel shows what appears to be street children or impoverished youth in various states of distress, with one caption reading "Your poem is respectfully dedicated." The cartoons mock the gap between American ideals of home and prosperity versus the reality of urban poverty, likely from the early 20th century based on the artistic style and *Judge*'s satirical focus on social issues.