The Wasp — 1892 — page 260: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains multiple satirical items targeting San Francisco's elite and social scandals circa the 1870s-80s. **"Lend Me Your Ear"** (top left) caricatures two figures, likely politicians or society men, in a gossip-focused cartoon. **Main text sections** discuss various local controversies: an ex-Auditor's involvement in spiritualism and ghost-raising; General Densmore's alleged harbor embezzlement; the Postoffice site disputes; a scandal involving a widow on Hyde Street and questionable insurance dealings; and criticisms of "Lucky" Baldwin's wild behavior. **Key cartoon "The Reformed Reporter"** (right side) depicts a man in clerical dress, likely satirizing journalists who've supposedly reformed or adopted moral pretenses. The overall tone mocks San Francisco's wealthy class for corruption, hypocrisy, and scandalous private conduct while presenting themselves as respectable.