The Wasp — 1891 — page 351: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily a **financial advertisement and corporate statement**, not a political cartoon. It presents The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York's annual financial report for 1890, signed by President Richard A. McCurdy. The page contains: - Detailed assets ($147,154,961.20) - Investment breakdown (real estate, bonds, loans, stocks) - Year-over-year business comparisons - A board of trustees listing - Company officers and contact information for the San Francisco general agent While *The Wasp* was a satirical magazine, this particular page serves as legitimate corporate disclosure rather than satire. It demonstrates how 19th-century insurance companies used publication space in magazines for official financial statements and corporate credibility-building.