The Wasp — 1895 — page 428: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is primarily a **title/masthead page** for The Wasp, "the oldest cartoon paper in colors in the United States," established 1876. The large decorative header features an anthropomorphized wasp examining the publication's nameplate, set in a natural landscape with trees and vegetation. The page contains **publication information** (San Francisco address, subscription terms) and several **editorial columns** criticizing contemporary figures and issues, including commentary on journalists, political figures like Mr. Young and Mr. Carlisle, and women's issues. The text discusses debates over "sound money" versus "hard money" in relation to silver currency policy—a major political controversy of the 1890s. The actual satirical cartoons appear **elsewhere in the issue**; this functions as an introductory/informational page.