The Wasp — 1888 — page 393: what you’re looking at

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This page is primarily **text content** rather than political cartoons. It contains editorial commentary and poetry about social issues of 1888 San Francisco. The main pieces discuss: 1. **"The Sunday Picnic Season"** - satirizing working-class social outings to places like Belmont Park, criticizing the rowdy behavior and "hoodlum" culture associated with these gatherings. 2. **Poetry about jails and crime** - lamenting that murderers escape justice while poor people are imprisoned for minor offenses (referencing Gould Goldenson's unpunished murder and Nandi Kelly's case). 3. **References to New City Hall** - discussing its architectural ambitions and comparing it to London's Monument. 4. **The Duke of Marlborough** - commentary on English nobility and their moral standing. The satire targets class inequality, judicial corruption, and urban disorder in Gilded Age San Francisco.