The Wasp — 1896 — page 394: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and directory listings** for San Francisco businesses (hotels, restaurants, dental services), with minimal satirical content. The only cartoon appears center-page, titled **"A Desperate Threat"** and **"Invulnerable."** It depicts two figures in conversation—one appears to be threatening the other with jail, while the second figure responds defiantly that he cannot be moved by such threats. The accompanying text suggests this satirizes someone claiming immunity from legal consequences or imprisonment, though the specific historical reference is **unclear without additional context**. The cartoon's point seems to be mocking false bravado or claimed invulnerability to prosecution. The remainder of the page consists entirely of business advertisements typical of a late 19th/early 20th-century San Francisco publication.