The Wasp — 1893 — page 452: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily a **business directory and advertising section** for San Francisco, titled "Leading Business Houses and Manufacturing Firms of San Francisco." The left side contains several short humor pieces and one political cartoon. The main cartoon, titled "Me Sabbe Heap Much" (a racist mockery of Native American speech), depicts a figure in stereotypical Native American dress carrying baskets of goods, labeled as a "Merchant (who cannot be deported)—One who deals in the purchase or sale of goods." The satire appears to target **anti-immigrant sentiment** by contrasting deportable foreign merchants with Native Americans, suggesting ironic immunity from removal. However, the racist caricature itself reflects the publication's own prejudices. The humor pieces below are unrelated social commentary on relationships and propriety, typical of the era's satirical magazine content.