The Wasp — 1890 — page 264: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertisements and railroad schedules** rather than political cartoons. The main content includes: - **S.F. & North Pacific R.R.** and **Southern Pacific Company** train schedules - **Liebig Company's Extract of Beef** advertisement - Various humor columns with names like "In the Gloaming," "Odd Fellows," "A Radical Change," and "A Modern Iago" The humor pieces appear to be **satirical dialogues** mocking social types—presumably targeting California residents. References to "tramp," "church-goers," and working-class figures suggest **class-based satire**. The small illustrations accompanying ads are generic commercial imagery rather than pointed political cartoons. Without clearer visual details of any specific figures or captions, the exact satirical targets remain unclear, though the tone appears to mock everyday social pretensions and hypocrisy typical of 1890s American magazines.