The Wasp — 1890 — page 261: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and humor content** rather than political cartoons. The main elements include: **Advertisements:** Blake, Moffitt & Towne (bookbinding), Liebig Company's Extract of Meat, Pond's Extract, and Dr. Gibson's Dispensary dominate the layout. **Humor Sections:** - "A Doctor" — a dialogue joke about digestive remedies - "At the High-School" — brief comedic exchanges between students and instructors - "At San Quentin" — prison-themed wordplay - "Etiquette on Wheels" — a streetcar vignette about conductors and passengers The cartoonish theater advertisements (Alcazar Theater, Panorama Battle/Museum) appear alongside. The humor targets everyday life — medical quackery, student behavior, prison logic, and urban manners — rather than explicit political satire. This reflects *The Wasp's* general focus on social commentary through comedic sketches.