The Wasp — 1891 — page 559: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and directory listings** rather than political satire. The central feature is a portrait of **Charles A. Dana**, identified as editor and proprietor of the New York Sun. The accompanying text praises his newspaper work and editorial judgment, describing him as "clean cut and vigorous in his style." The page includes advertisements for various San Francisco businesses (banks, shipping companies, machinery works) and patent medicines (Epps's Cocoa, Tutt's Pills, etc.). Below the Dana portrait are brief humorous anecdotes about domestic situations—a wife's wedding expenses, a Limburger cheese incident, a boating accident—typical light comedic filler for 1880s magazines. These appear to be jokes rather than political commentary.