The Wasp — 1896 — page 979: what you’re looking at

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This page contains two portrait photographs with a music section below. The portraits show **Judge Peter Van Clief** (described as "Eminent jurist and distinguished pioneer, whose useful life has been ended") and **John Garder** ("The great lawyer who made the decision in the railroad commission case decided by Judge McKenna this week"). The music section discusses **Herr Zeisler's orchestral concert**, critiquing the impressario's management and suggesting his artistic judgment has declined. The text suggests tension between commercial success and artistic merit in San Francisco's musical scene. Below this are letters to the editor about amateur concerts and a violinist's performance. The page appears primarily informational rather than satirical, documenting local legal and cultural figures from this period.