The Wasp — 1888 — page 300: what you’re looking at

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This page contains primarily **text content rather than political cartoons**—it's a humor and satire section titled "THRIFT AND HUMOR" featuring anecdotes and jokes, plus political notices and advertisements. The political content lists **Democratic nominees** for local San Francisco offices (Assembly, Sheriff, Public Administrator, Supervisor positions) from the 1880s era, including Edward J. Reynolds, James R. Kelly, and others. The main visual element is a **small illustration of a possum**, accompanying text about Metayor's "Kitty" farce comedy at the Bush Street Theater. The rest comprises **period advertisements** (Meade's Christmas Cartoons, Liebenberg Bros., Anderson & Tallon) and continued humor pieces discussing temperance, dental health, and other social topics typical of 1880s satirical journalism.