The Wasp — 1888 — page 340: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page primarily lists political candidates for various San Francisco offices (Assembly, Superior Judge, County Attorney, etc.), organized in two columns under "POLITICAL" and "POLITICAL...Continued." The only illustration is a decorative engraving of a wasp on a log in the upper left—the magazine's mascot/masthead element. The bulk of the page consists of Democratic and Republican nominee announcements for positions like Supervisor (various wards), Sheriff, Coroner, and Public Administrator. The text notes some candidates as "present incumbent." Below the nominations are brief theater and social notices, including a humorous "Paterfamilias" joke about avoiding neighbors, and a practical tip about measuring one's exact height. This appears to be a standard political/civic announcement page rather than satirical content.