The Wasp — 1887 — page 13: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily text-based content from *The Wasp* (July 2, 1887), a San Francisco satirical magazine. The masthead and subscription information dominate the top half. The editorial content discusses several topics: Los Angeles real estate speculation, a Chinatown fire incident involving the "Kilkenny cats" (a metaphorical reference to destructive conflict), and commentary on lawyers and the legal profession. There's also mention of a Supreme Court case involving John Kernaghan. The page includes a poem about a young Californian woman and satirical observations on temperance societies and church governance. **No visible political cartoons or caricatures appear on this page.** It functions as a standard editorial/opinion page mixing local news commentary with social satire typical of 1880s periodicals.