The Wasp — 1895 — page 617: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising content** with minimal satirical material. The left side features bicycle-related advertisements and brief articles about cycling celebrities: - **E.C. Bald**, the "Record Breaker," is profiled as a cycling champion who set multiple records and won races - **"The Craze Among Nobility"** discusses wealthy women taking up cycling, mentioning Lady Norreys and the Countess of Fife as fearless riders - **"The Advance in Africa"** contains a poetic passage about colonial conflict (appears to reference the Boer War era) - **Harry Collins of the Criterion** is noted as a cycling figure The right side contains substantial paid advertisements for bicycle manufacturers (Western Premier Cycle Co., Columbia Bicycles, Pope Manufacturing Co.), promoting their models and locations in San Francisco. The page reflects the **bicycle craze** of the 1890s-early 1900s among both working and wealthy classes.