The Wasp — 1889 — page 105: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and humor columns** rather than political cartoons. The main content includes: **"A Good Use"** — A humorous anecdote mocking an English tourist's misunderstanding of why a train stopped, with the conductor explaining whisky is used to power the engine rather than water. This satirizes both British tourists and American frontier practices. **"A Zealous S.P.C.A. Officer"** — A joke about an overeager animal welfare advocate interrupting someone's horse-beating, threatening to report him to the S.P.C.A. (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), highlighting excessive zeal for reform causes. The remainder consists of classified advertisements and commercial notices typical of 1880s San Francisco publications. The satirical humor targets pretentiousness and excessive reformism rather than specific political figures.