The Wasp — 1891 — page 146: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains satirical short stories rather than visual cartoons. The main piece, "When General Sheehan was conducting the Evening Post," mocks a fictional scenario where General Sheehan edits a newspaper and fields complaints about tax policy from a Judge and an editor. The satire targets San Francisco journalism and political figures of the era. "Petrifications versus Slapjacks" attacks the *Fresno Republican* newspaper for fabricating stories, comparing its editor to a "petrified man" hoax and a con artist using "Milpitas slapjack" deception. Other brief items mock the Senate's eloquence, Democratic politics, and William Windom's spiritual pretensions. The tone is cynical, attacking both press credibility and political hypocrisy through exaggerated anecdotes.