The Wasp — 1891 — page 156: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertisements and testimonials** rather than political satire. The main content includes: - A testimonial from "John Digby, M.D., C.L." endorsing Floreston as a medicinal product - Multiple San Francisco business ads (banking, shipping, paper manufacturing) - Comic vignettes with minimal text: one showing a domestic dispute about money and bathing suits; another titled "He Marched with Sherman to the Sea" about Civil War veterans The only clearly satirical content is **"Hosy Kennedy Got Left,"** which mocks Kennedy, the Republican nominee for District Attorney, describing how candidates wasted effort courting voters without understanding local eligibility requirements—a dig at political incompetence and superficial campaigning. The anecdote suggests Kennedy was outmaneuvered by three practical jokers. Otherwise, this is a typical 19th-century magazine page mixing humor, advertising, and social commentary.