The Wasp — 1896 — page 685: what you’re looking at

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This page contains no political cartoon. Instead, it features a letter dated July 9, 1896, from Thomas Howorth to Wasp Publishing Co. regarding photogravures of old San Francisco. Howorth praises the Wasp for publishing historical photographs of the city taken 30-40 years prior, noting they've significantly faded. He argues this visual documentation of San Francisco's transformation—from old landmarks to new buildings—serves historical value unavailable elsewhere and should increase rather than decrease the publication's interest and worth. The ornamental decorative bar separates the article text from the letter. There is no satirical cartoon on this page; it functions as a historical document about urban preservation and journalism.