Judge — June 15, 1929 — page 16: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This single cartoon from *Judge* magazine satirizes urban heat waves through a chaotic street scene. The "Society Note" caption explains the joke: wealthy out-of-town residents are fleeing the city to escape oppressive summer temperatures, creating a mass exodus. The sketch depicts a crowded, disorganized street packed with people, luggage, and belongings. A "TO LET 3 ROOMS" sign visible on a building emphasizes the sudden housing vacancy left behind. The satire targets the affluent class's seasonal migration patterns—a privileged response to weather that ordinary working-class residents couldn't afford to escape. The cartoon mocks both the pretension of the wealthy and the comical disorder their departure creates in the urban landscape.