Judge — January 8, 1921 — page 4: what you’re looking at

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# "A Candid Coincidence" This cartoon, drawn by C.W. Anderson for *Judge* magazine, satirizes housing shortages and homelessness, likely from the 1920s-1930s era. The sign advertises a "Vacant Loft to Let" through Stone & Co., yet a well-dressed woman stands prominently in front of it, apparently homeless or without housing despite available space. The title "A Candid Coincidence" suggests ironic commentary: there's housing available, yet people remain without homes. The woman's fashionable appearance and posture contrast sharply with her apparent housing crisis, heightening the satire about economic inequality and the disconnect between available resources and actual access to them—a common *Judge* theme criticizing social and economic dysfunction.