The Wasp — 1877 — page 46: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and editorial content** rather than political cartoons. The visible ads promote theatrical entertainment (California Theatre, Grand Opera House, Bull in a China Shop) and the Prussian Military Band. The main editorial section discusses **spiritualism and its theory**, criticizing a medium named "Thomas Walker" who allegedly conducted séances in San Francisco. The text mocks spiritualist practitioners as charlatans, particularly targeting Walker's claims about communicating with spirits and his supposed ability to diagnose ailments spiritually rather than medically. A secondary editorial titled "No Longer Any Need of Their Service" discusses **political patronage appointments** being removed following recent elections, treating the topic satirically.