The Wasp — 1894 — page 339: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily the magazine's masthead, publication information, and editorial content rather than political cartoons. The two illustrated figures appear to be satirical social commentary: one shows a skeletal or gaunt figure in Victorian dress (possibly representing poverty or corruption), and another depicts a woman in a restrictive corset, illustrating the era's absurd fashion constraints. The editorials discuss local San Francisco issues: police department integrity allegations, a notorious "wife-murderer Sullivan," a store manager (Kennedy) at O'Connor, Moffatt & Co. who mistreated clerks, Senator Stephen White's political ambitions, and currency/tariff concerns under President Cleveland. The satire targets institutional hypocrisy, police corruption, exploitative management, and political opportunism typical of 1890s Bay Area journalism.