The Wasp — 1895 — page 592: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

**Top Cartoon**: "Converts of the Wheel" depicts Senator George C. Perkins on a bicycle marked "Private Track." The satire mocks his recent adoption of cycling as a sport, suggesting it's an affectation rather than genuine enthusiasm. The caption notes he practices on his private Oakland estate, implying the wealthy can enjoy pastimes inaccessible to ordinary people. **"The Seagulls' Return"**: This poem mocks San Francisco residents (compared to seagulls) returning from summer vacation, joking that they eat cheap food like "chicken and cod" and scavenged items ("old shoes"). **Lower content** includes satirical pieces on murder, a Monterey horse race, and an advertisement for Dr. Henley's Remedy—typical of 1880s-90s satirical magazine format combining political commentary with social criticism and patent medicine ads.