The Wasp — 1893 — page 25: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and notices** rather than political cartoons. The content includes: **Main sections:** - Railroad schedules (S.F. & North Pacific R.R.) - Steamship company advertisements (Southern Pacific Company, Pacific Coast Steamship Company, Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company, Pacific Mail Steamship Co.) - Small humorous dialogues labeled "A Long Job," "Grace," "Our Servant Girls," "A Bad Fit," "A Panacea," "A Misunderstanding," and "A Modest Desire" **The humor:** These brief comic exchanges appear to be **light domestic and workplace satire**—jokes about servants, romantic miscommunications, and everyday situations. One mentions a dog bite; another involves confusion about a job advertisement. **Notable:** A "Cure for Rheumatism" patent medicine advertisement appears at the bottom, typical of period publications. Overall, this is a **commercial page** with minimal political content—primarily serving as revenue through ads and brief, general-audience humor.