The Wasp — 1893 — page 383: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains two main sections: **"Gossip" Column**: Social commentary on California insurance companies charging excessive rates, the University Club's directorship dispute, and the Veterans' Home Association's troubled leadership under Dr. M. D. McLaughlin and Captain Dimpfel. The text criticizes institutional mismanagement and suggests these organizations are rotten "from roof to basement." **"A Desirable Innovation" Cartoon**: Depicts figures entering what appears to be the University Club, likely satirizing the club's admission or membership conflicts mentioned in the adjacent text. **"The Cynic" Poetry Section**: Dark verse about skeletons and vampires. **Hotel Ben Lomond Advertisement**: Promoting a Santa Cruz mountain resort. The page primarily critiques local San Francisco institutions for corruption and poor governance, typical of *The Wasp's* muckraking approach to civic affairs.