The Wasp — 1896 — page 405: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page mixes satirical content with society/business coverage. The top section titled "HE WAS GRIEVED" presents a sentimental poem about a jaybird mourning on a hickory limb—likely a humorous moral tale. Below that, "OUR REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN" features photographs of three prominent San Francisco figures: Eugene Korb (described as a merchant known for "ability and enterprise"), Walter Scott Hobart (identified as a "young millionaire" who "led a charming bride to the altar this week"), and Mrs. Hobart. The section "ALWAYS THE GREATEST" contains dialogue satirizing criminal detection, suggesting ironic commentary on law enforcement claims. Bottom text discusses Aureals-Hoyle's exit from an O'Farrell Street theater and volcanic activity in Hawaii—standard society and news reporting characteristic of satirical magazines covering local celebrity and events.