The Wasp — 1888 — page 73: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains no political cartoon. Instead, it features: **Editorial content** discussing Dr. Barrows's proposal to consolidate San Francisco schools, criticized as impractical for rural districts. The writer argues such consolidation would require significant logistical challenges and risks contamination of morals. **A "Town Talk" column** commenting on a gentleman's etiquette regarding "being a gentleman." The author humorously explores whether gentlemen should be identified by appearance alone. **A brief notice** about Dick Creighton, apparently a prominent local figure, delivering a speech to a gathering of fellow businessmen, praised as "smooth-tongued" and politically astute. The page is primarily text-based journalism and opinion rather than illustrated satire.