The Wasp — 1888 — page 103: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is **primarily advertising and directory listings** for San Diego and San Francisco businesses (hotels, real estate offices, grocers). The only satirical content is the "THRIFT AND HUMOR" section—a collection of brief anecdotes and jokes about everyday social situations. These include stories about: - A boy peeling tree bark with a hatchet - Someone calling another person a "thief and a liar" - A man named Smith and drinking/deception - Various domestic disputes and misunderstandings The humor appears gentle and domestic in nature, focusing on common people, working-class disputes, and marital tensions rather than political figures. No specific political cartoons or caricatures are visible on this page—it's largely a commercial directory with scattered brief humorous sketches inserted between advertisements.