The Wasp — 1894 — page 353: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and directory listings** for San Francisco businesses, with three satirical cartoons interspersed. The cartoons show: 1. **"Unnecessary Advice"**: A concerned citizen warns someone ("on the bank") that "help is coming" while telling them to "keep cool"—likely satirizing panic during a financial crisis or emergency. 2. **"A Discerning Girl"**: A woman explains she shook a man because "he was a bad egg," and when he broke (physically), she discovered he was literally broken—a visual pun playing on figurative versus literal interpretations. 3. **"Surbrug's Golden Sceptre"**: An advertisement for a pipe tobacco, presented as satire about whether smoking will truly deliver promised perfection. The page reflects late 19th/early 20th-century San Francisco commercial culture alongside gentle social humor.