The Wasp — 1888 — page 235: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **text-based editorial content** rather than illustrated cartoons. The main article satirizes **Prohibitionists** for pushing impractical temperance legislation while ignoring economic realities. The piece argues that prohibition advocates blindly attack the State University and Senator Stanford's wine industry at Palo Alto without recognizing the jobs and revenue wine production generates. The satire targets the perceived hypocrisy and unrealistic idealism of prohibition advocates, particularly in California. The article suggests Prohibitionists prioritize moral purity over practical governance and economic considerations. The page also includes a brief humorous dialogue section titled "A Boston Model" involving characters discussing romantic encounters—standard period light comedy filler.