The Wasp — 1892 — page 35: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and editorial content** rather than political satire. The main feature is a biographical profile and portrait of **Samuel F. Miller, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court**, noted as appointed from Ohio in 1862 and "one of the oldest members of that tribunal." Below this is a humorous fictional narrative titled "DO YOU WANT THIS BEST," describing a newlywed couple's awkward outing in San Francisco—their embarrassment at a restaurant, confusion over ordering tea, and encounter with eccentric characters. This appears to be light social satire about provincial visitors to the city rather than political commentary. The remainder consists of period advertisements for San Francisco businesses: hotels, furniture companies, sewing machines, and patent medicines—typical of 19th-century magazine revenue.