The Wasp — 1896 — page 132: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is primarily a text-heavy editorial page rather than a cartoon page. The masthead identifies *The Wasp* as "the oldest cartoon paper in colors in the United States" (established 1876), published in San Francisco. The page contains multiple short satirical articles on contemporary topics, including: a critique of New York bakery practices; commentary on English manufacturing competition with America; discussion of Prince Luigi of Savoy's attempt to live modestly in San Francisco; and a piece about Rhode Island legal matters. The satire targets hypocrisy, dishonesty in business, and social pretension among the wealthy and merchant classes. However, without clear illustrations accompanying these pieces, the specific visual caricatures or cartoons remain unclear from this reproduction.