The Wasp — 1893 — page 508: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and theater listings** for San Francisco venues (Stockwell's Theatre, California Theatre, Tivoli Opera House, etc.), with a small satirical cartoon in the upper left. The cartoon depicts a hand holding what appears to be **letters or documents labeled with names like "McKay," "Ferris," and other surnames**. This illustrates "The Jobbery at Glen Ellen," the main article text, which describes a scandal involving San Francisco architects and contractors who conspired to overbid on construction of the Glen Ellen Home for the Feeble Minded. The scheme involved fraudulent contracts totaling $38,000, with the conspirators taking cuts before the actual work was done. The cartoon's visual metaphor—a hand clutching incriminating documents—represents the exposure of this corruption scheme.