The Wasp — 1895 — page 600: what you’re looking at

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This page features three portraits of newly appointed police surgeons for San Francisco's Board of Health: Dr. Edwin Bunnell, Dr. Frank T. Fitzgibbon, and Dr. G. Howard Thompson. The text provides their biographical details and qualifications. Below the portraits are several short satirical pieces on unrelated topics—including anecdotes about marriage advice, a story about smuggling, and observations about chronic drinkers and fashion. The fashion section includes two illustrated panels showing women in similar dress, satirizing how fashion creates uniform appearance in public spaces and at the seashore. The page functions as a typical Wasp issue: mixing local appointments with social commentary and humorous vignettes targeting middle-class behavior and conventions.