The Wasp — 1891 — page 326: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising** for insurance companies, furniture dealers, and other San Francisco businesses from what appears to be the late 19th century. The three small **cartoon illustrations** show humorous domestic scenes: 1. "He Choked on the Last Oyster" — depicts a choking incident at dinner 2. A figure requesting water after consuming oysters 3. "Tableau!!!" — shows someone collapsed or dramatically reacting These appear to be **light comic vignettes** about dining mishaps, likely poking fun at social pretension around eating expensive seafood. The humor is situational rather than political — centered on the physical comedy of choking and overconsumption. The right column contains short satirical pieces titled "She Misunderstood," "English as She Is Spoke," and "Fitting Remarks" — brief social comedy sketches typical of satirical magazines of this era.