The Wasp — 1896 — page 113: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

The main cartoon shows a boxing match scene where one fighter appears to be the victor. The caption reads: "Ah—ah—ah—! say, my dear fellow, this is my box; you? occupying and I paid $5 for it" with a response: "The Salts/worthys? Bet I take it. [inaudible his bright and airy]—All right, Chappie, why the blazes don't you take it then." This satirizes a dispute over ticket ownership at a sporting event, likely reflecting broader San Francisco social tensions about class and entitlement. The well-dressed spectators arguing over seating suggests satire of wealthy elites' petty conflicts during leisure activities. The cartoon mocks bourgeois pretension and territorial disputes among the privileged class at public entertainments.