The Wasp — 1895 — page 974: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising**, featuring multiple product endorsements (Cold Lack Champagne, Adams' Pepsin Gum, Tutti-Frutti Chewing Gum, and shoe companies). The main content is a story titled "Beaten by the Filly," featuring Captain James Fox and Robert Astley, wealthy San Francisco men involved in horse racing. The narrative describes Fox's romantic and financial entanglement with a woman named Dolly Varden, whom Astley also pursues. The story satirizes wealthy gentlemen's frivolous spending and romantic competitions, illustrated with period caricatures labeled "Captain Jimmy Fox" and "The Guileless Astley." The humor targets San Francisco's elite class and their shallow gambling and social obsessions rather than specific political figures.