The Wasp — 1887 — page 223: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily text content rather than cartoons. The main article discusses a controversy involving newspaper press agents and their conduct. It references "Mackey's war" with General Boulanger, apparently a dispute about press coverage. The article mocks press agents as unethical operators who exploit friendships and spread gossip. It includes a satirical poem about "Billy boy" (unclear who this refers to specifically). There's also discussion of Captain Hains of the British ship *Cedric the Saxon*, involving an incident with a "blue-water" officer and questions about accommodation. The page lacks prominent political cartoon imagery—it's primarily satirical journalism critiquing press practices and interpersonal drama among San Francisco's social and nautical circles circa 1887. Without clearer identification of the specific individuals referenced, more precise historical context is difficult to establish.