The Wasp — 1889 — page 38: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and announcements** for San Francisco businesses and entertainments, with minimal satirical content. The main text pieces are: 1. **"Wight in the Swim"** — A poem mocking cheap social climbers and pretentious Londoners trying to pass as wealthy in San Francisco, using dated slang ("by-jingo"). 2. **"Job Judkins' Economy"** — A humorous verse about a penny-pinching man who economizes obsessively on food and clothing while maintaining social pretenses. Both poems ridicule working or lower-middle-class people attempting to maintain upper-class appearances—a recurring *Wasp* theme reflecting Gilded Age class anxieties in San Francisco. The remainder consists of advertisements for theaters, banks, insurance companies, and patent covers.