The Wasp — 1894 — page 220: what you’re looking at

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This page contains several satirical commentary pieces rather than illustrated cartoons. **"Round and About"** discusses San Francisco political gossip: Max Popper's rumored appointment to federal office; Director-General de Young's financial troubles and alleged misuse of Democratic Committee funds; and a story about Dan O'Connell of the *Evening Post* losing his editorial position. The pieces mock San Francisco's political and journalistic establishment through anecdotes about vanity, financial impropriety, and petty disputes among editors and officials. References to specific local figures and institutions (the Custom House, Union League Club, the *Pacific Irish American*) anchor the satire in the city's contemporary power structures. The tone is gossipy and dismissive, suggesting institutional corruption and self-serving behavior among the city's elite.