The Wasp — 1894 — page 21: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising** with one central cartoon labeled "PARSIMONIOUS." The cartoon depicts two figures: a woman in a doorway and a man outside with an inverted tack. The caption reads: "SPARKS (to a lady on an inverted tack)—Great Caesar, Mary! I wish you wouldn't be so careless throwing tacks around!" The joke is a **gender-based satirical jab**: the man stands on a tack (suggesting pain/discomfort) while ironically scolding the woman for carelessness—despite *he* being the one injured by her alleged negligence. The satire mocks male hypocrisy or self-centered complaining. The remainder consists of commercial advertisements for saloons, bicycles, laundries, cocoa, and other products typical of 1890s San Francisco commerce.