The Wasp — 1896 — page 219: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains several distinct sections rather than a unified cartoon. The left side features "The Light That Failed," a poem with an illustration of a partially nude figure in shadow, apparently critiquing scientific experiments (possibly referencing the "Roentgen Ray," an early X-ray technology). The right side shows a stylized illustration of a woman in a black and white dress with the caption "May I come in?" and "Under New Management," suggesting satire about San Francisco hotel management changes. The remaining text covers financial commentary on bank failures, political disputes over mining control (Jerry Lynch and the Hale-Norcross mine), and brief literary notes. The page appears to be typical Wasp content: mixing artistic commentary, political/business satire, and social critique for a late 19th-century San Francisco audience.