The Wasp — 1895 — page 884: what you’re looking at

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This page is primarily **satirical social commentary and gossip**, not political cartoons. The "Old Maids' Diary" column mocks San Francisco's medical establishment and high society. The main targets are **doctors**—particularly those competing over hospital sites and medical prestige. The text ridicules Doctor Quackem and Doctor Scotch, portraying them as self-interested and unprofessional. One anecdote describes Doctor Scotch losing his appetite and fainting after mistreating a woman patient, suggesting hypocrisy. The satirical point: these supposedly respectable medical professionals are actually petty, squabbling, and cruel. Their competition damages patients and professional ethics. The page includes **advertisements** for Hotel Pleasanton and C. Herrmann & Co. hats.