The Wasp — 1893 — page 483: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page from *The Wasp* contains satirical articles rather than cartoons. The text discusses several San Francisco figures and controversies: **Key targets include:** - Street-corner preachers attempting religious conversions - A "Distressing Manager Scrivener" at a San Francisco bank who allegedly exploits patent leather shoe sales - Actor Richard Mansfield, criticized for poor treatment in San Francisco and his "sidetrack" behavior on Twenty-second Street - A wrestling match between Al Lean and W.T. Haberly, where Lean allegedly cheated to win $150 by scooping money from the ring - Auditor William Broderick, accused of Democratic bias and hiding evidence against a candidate named Kenna The satire targets fraud, hypocrisy, and corruption among San Francisco's business and entertainment figures.