The Wasp — 1877 — page 203: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page consists entirely of political editorial text with no visible cartoons or illustrations. The main article, "What We Want, and What We Must Have," criticizes San Francisco's city government, demanding honest, competent public officials rather than corrupt ones who steal from taxpayers and embezzle funds. A second piece, "A Little Work for the Grand Jury," accuses the Street Superintendent of corruption and calls on the Grand Jury to investigate street workers and officials engaging in theft and fraud. "James Parton's Baby" appears to be a gossip column about local figures. The page is primarily political commentary on 1870s San Francisco civic corruption rather than satirical visual content.