The Wasp — 1895 — page 317: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and business directory**, not satirical content. The two illustrations present are: 1. **"Not Seeking Trouble"** — A sketch showing a man and woman at a window with a baby. The caption reads: "She to her lover who has eloped:—'Don't go, dearest; speak to papa now; he is in his study.'" This is a domestic comedy vignette about an illicit affair, playing on Victorian anxieties about seduction and family scandal. 2. **"Parliamentary Expressions"** — A dog lying down, captioned "Raising a Point on the Floor of the House." This is a visual pun: the dog is literally raising its "point" (rear end) on the floor, mimicking parliamentary procedure language. Both are light humor rather than pointed political satire. The page primarily consists of San Francisco business advertisements for insurance, banks, breweries, and patent medicines.