The Wasp — 1895 — page 805: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising** for San Francisco businesses (bicycles, laundries, hair dressing, legal services, etc.), typical of *The Wasp* magazine. The main cartoon, titled **"Love and Time,"** depicts a demonic or devil-like figure carrying away what appears to be a cherub or cupid. The subtitle identifies it as "A Suggestion for a Decorative Panel for the Divorce Court." **The satire:** This is a commentary on divorce in early 20th-century America. The joke juxtaposes romantic ideals ("Love and Time") with the bitter reality of marital dissolution. By suggesting this image for divorce court decoration, *The Wasp* cynically implies that love inevitably dies—a darkly humorous critique of failed marriages and the growing divorce industry.