The Wasp — 1890 — page 31: what you’re looking at

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This page features a biographical article and portrait of **Hon. Thomas J. Clunie**, a California congressman. The text celebrates his political accomplishments, including securing federal funding for San Francisco fortifications ($1,250,000), a National Penitentiary, and Postoffice improvements. It praises his effectiveness on the House Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs, and notes his role in drafting Chinese Exclusion legislation. The lower section contains humorous reader correspondence titled "So Far Away" and "Couldn't See His Joke"—light satirical pieces about romantic misunderstandings and a joke about wearing wigs. The page appears primarily informational rather than sharply satirical, using *The Wasp*'s platform to promote a favored political figure and his legislative record.