The Wasp — 1893 — page 269: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and railroad schedules** rather than political cartoons. The content includes: - Multiple railroad timetables (S.F. & North Pacific R.R., Southern Pacific Company, Pacific Coast Steamship Company) - Steamship schedules to Japan, China, and Panama - Several brief humorous dialogues ("The Wrong Girl," "Hooligan's Concert," "Too Glib," "Come Early")—light satirical sketches mocking social pretensions and domestic situations - Commercial advertisements for local San Francisco businesses The humor relies on wordplay and class-based comedy rather than political satire. For instance, "The Wrong Girl" jokes about a stolen kiss; "Hooligan's Concert" mocks someone being ill at a performance. This appears to be a typical late-1890s issue mixing transportation information with light comic filler and advertising.