The Wasp — 1893 — page 243: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and business listings** for San Francisco firms, occupying roughly the right two-thirds of the page. The left side contains **humorous satirical dialogue and verse**, including: - A poem personifying various ailments (bronchitis, influenza, etc.) as a troublemaker - Comic exchanges labeled "POLLY," "A SUGGESTION," "INKS," "IT HAS BEEN DONE OFTEN," "JACK WAITE," "HIS DEBTS," "A DULL AFFAIR," and "MADISON" These appear to be **brief satirical sketches mocking** everyday foolishness—nagging spouses, debt, vanity, and social pretense—typical of *The Wasp*'s satirical humor style. The specific targets are unclear without fuller context, but they represent common social complaints of the era. The page functions primarily as a **business directory** rather than featuring prominent political cartoons.