The Wasp — 1895 — page 447: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. The dominant cartoon—titled "Very Decided"—appears in the upper center and depicts a couple in bed. The woman asks if "Miss Broadway" is "Miss Rincon Hill," referencing two San Francisco neighborhoods. The man responds she "refused me seven times in three months." The accompanying text jokes that it's philosophically puzzling why "a football should be called play along as shoveling coals" since both involve hard work. The humor relies on **local San Francisco geography** (Rincon Hill was a wealthy district; Broadway suggests theatrical/entertainment associations) and plays on courtship rejection. However, without deeper context about these specific neighborhoods' social reputations in this era, the satirical point remains somewhat unclear to modern readers.