The Wasp — 1895 — page 552: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

The main cartoon titled "AUCTION TO DAY!" depicts a bald auctioneer at a podium with a bicycle and what appears to be a small figure. Based on the caption below, this shows "Auctioneer Killip, the Veteran Pool-seller" conducting an auction, likely of seized property. The page contains several satirical anecdotes mocking San Francisco legal figures, including Judge Greene and attorney Mullany, who engaged in a courtroom dispute over the proper spelling and pronunciation of "Browne/Brown." The lower photograph shows "Pompadour Jim's Vera," a woman described as having damaged San Francisco's domestic relations through an affair. The final item promotes "Dr. Henley's Tamarack" as a patent medicine remedy. The overall tone targets local legal pretension and advertises dubious products to readers.