The Wasp — 1891 — page 599: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertisements** for San Francisco businesses (Palace Hotel, W. & J. Sloane & Co. furniture, California Insurance Co., Occidental Hotel, Wonder Hat store, Backus Printing Co., and Ely's Cream Balm). The cartoon titled **"NO MEN"** shows a well-dressed man and woman in conversation. The dialogue references Santa Cruz and mentions "only a few actors and a couple of Oakland Councilmen" being present—a joke about the social emptiness or lack of notable people at a resort destination. Below this is a brief story segment titled **"COMPROMISED PIG"** by Will H. Holzem, featuring a courtroom dispute between Tom Biggs and Jim Roe, with satirical lawyer dialogue about "skinning" the opponent. It's legal satire with crude humor typical of period comedy magazines.