The Wasp — 1896 — page 275: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It contains multiple commercial ads for San Francisco businesses circa the 1890s-1900s (bicycles, laundries, dental services, printing, etc.). The two small illustrated cartoons present moral lessons: 1. **"Bobby, can you tell me what the word respect means?"** - A tall man questions a small boy about respect, illustrating a didactic moment about character education. 2. **"Unduly Influenced"** - Depicts a court scene where a fellow was charged with stealing a bicycle and placing it elsewhere. The joke appears to be that the jury (all cyclists) recommended sending him to an asylum rather than prison—their shared cycling identity "unduly influenced" their judgment. Both are gentle humor pieces about Victorian-era social values and bias.