The Wasp — 1894 — page 94: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is primarily a text-heavy editorial page rather than a political cartoon page. The masthead identifies *The Wasp* as "The Pictorial Weekly of the Pacific Coast" and "Oldest cartoon Paper in the United States," established 1876. The page contains multiple brief satirical commentary items typical of the period—attacking judges (Justice Brewer), politicians (President Cleveland), social issues (servants' wages, Chinese laborers), and local California matters. There's criticism of educational discrimination and religious hypocrisy. The actual illustration shows the *Wasp* mascot character (a figure in formal dress with a top hat) on the masthead—not a political cartoon addressing specific figures, but rather the publication's recurring symbolic brand.