The Wasp — 1889 — page 406: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains no political cartoon. Instead, it features several satirical **written columns** and social commentary about Oakland and San Jose society. The main pieces mock Oakland's pretensions ("people like all other given to very little notion of art"), critique various religious groups (Mormons, Seventh-Day Adventists, spiritualists), and ridicule local social institutions and behavior. A humor section includes a dialogue about "Gurneyings"—apparently absurd carriage rides that Oakland citizens found amusing. The "Bedroom Antics" and "Misco" header illustrations are decorative mastheads rather than substantive cartoons. The page is primarily **text-based satire** targeting Bay Area social foibles rather than specific political figures or events.