The Wasp — 1876 — page 221: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and editorial content** rather than political cartoons. The masthead shows this is *The Wasp* from December 30, 1876. The visible content includes: - **New Year editorial** discussing American progress and civilization - **"Bull's Head Stock Yards"** advertisement for a San Francisco livestock facility - **"Labor Only is Wealth"** essay discussing economic principles and the dangers of speculation - Multiple **business advertisements** (S.B. Wattson & Co. cigars, stock yards services) There are **no visible political cartoons** on this page. The editorial content appears to promote themes of honest labor and productive industry versus financial speculation—reflecting late-19th-century American debates about capitalism and workers' rights, but presented as serious commentary rather than satire.