The Wasp — 1877 — page 99: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **text-based editorial content and advertisements** rather than political cartoons. The main articles critique: 1. **"A Father's Love"** — A sentimental story about family reconciliation 2. **"How About the Mayor?"** — A letter questioning Mayor Bryant's salary increases and expenditures at the Health Office, suggesting Democrats are responsible for wasteful spending 3. **"How the Republican Party Built the Napa Asylum"** — Criticism of Radical Republicans' mismanagement of a $600,000 project at Napa 4. **"The Reccess"** — Announcement of a new juvenile weekly journal The right side features large advertisements for opium, morphine, and other substances, alongside an anti-drug diatribe titled "Do You Want to be CURED!!" offering treatment services. The satire targets political mismanagement and government waste rather than depicting caricatures.