The Wasp — 1888 — page 103: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertisements and classifieds** rather than editorial cartoon content. The left and center columns contain business listings for San Diego, Sacramento, and Stockton establishments (real estate offices, banks, manufacturers, hotels). The main narrative text under "FOOLING THE OLD MAN" appears to be a **humorous short story** about a boy named Claudius who tricks his elderly neighbor, Mr. Brasser, with pranks—including a trick involving a cast-off suit, mask, and straw hat to create a fake intruder. The story plays on generational conflict and the gullibility of an older person being outwitted by youthful mischief. The right side features hotel and boarding-house advertisements. **No political cartoons are visible on this page.**