The Wasp — 1895 — page 490: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is primarily a **title/masthead page** for *The Wasp*, a San Francisco satirical weekly established in 1876. The ornate header features decorative imagery (trees, a goat, surveying tools) surrounding the publication's name. The page includes **subscription information, publishing details, and several short editorial commentaries** rather than a coherent political cartoon. The brief articles mock various targets: faith healers and "confidence operators," Oakland's debate over a Liberty statue, the Keeley Cure (a dubious alcohol-addiction treatment), naval militia seasickness, and women's fashion choices. These are **scattered satirical jabs** at contemporary social follies rather than focused political commentary on specific figures or events. The page demonstrates *The Wasp's* general approach: irreverent commentary on medical quackery, municipal pretension, and social affectation.