The Wasp — 1890 — page 295: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertisements and editorial content**, not political cartoons. The notable text piece is "E.G. Waite" discussing a Republican candidate for California Secretary of State from Alameda—described as popular in the Sierra region and backed by many old-line Democrats. The article suggests political maneuvering to boost his chances. "The Used-to-Be" appears to be a poem about nostalgic longing for an idealized past landscape. "Pond's Extract Again" mocks the Los Angeles *Herald*'s repeated promotion of Pond's Extract as a cure-all remedy, satirizing excessive patent medicine advertising. The remainder consists of local San Francisco business advertisements for dentists, bookbinders, restaurants, and medical services typical of 1880s-90s publications.