The Wasp — 1895 — page 705: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is primarily an **advertising page** from *The Wasp* magazine, not a political cartoon. The page contains numerous advertisements for San Francisco businesses—bicycles, fire extinguishers, laundries, stone work, and food products. The only substantive illustration is titled **"Gone From Our Gaze,"** showing figures on horseback and on foot, apparently departing. Without additional context about what specific event or people this references, the exact satirical meaning is **unclear**. It may reference a local or national political figure's departure, but the page's heavy commercial focus suggests this was a secondary element. The "Chambliss Diary" advertisement promotes a humorous book about social observation, but contains no apparent satire itself.