The Wasp — 1896 — page 845: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **business directory and advertisements** for San Francisco establishments (banks, insurance companies, shipping merchants, printers, and manufacturers). The page includes two cartoon illustrations with captions: 1. **"Merely a Suggestion"** - Shows a woman at a piano, apparently declining to take music lessons from a man, with dialogue suggesting romantic/social awkwardness. 2. **"Lines for the Little"** - Features a cat and kitten with verse about the cat "haunting the gate" while the kitten stays home. A visitor then comments on the baby resembling its father—a joke playing on uncertain paternity. These are light, domestic humor pieces typical of period magazines, relying on social conventions around courtship, family, and pet behavior for comedic effect. The cartoons occupy minimal space amid commercial advertisements.