The Wasp — 1890 — page 345: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily a **candidates' advertisement section** for an 1882 California election, listing Republican and Democratic nominees for various offices (sheriff, tax collector, judge, mayor, etc.). The only actual cartoon appears at top left: a **ballot box** overflowing with papers, labeled "BALLOT BOX," with decorative ornamental framing. Below it are small illustrated figures labeled "TOKELETTES!!!" with a caption about a dentist with a "pull." The cartoon's satire likely mocks the chaotic nature of voting or ballot fraud—the overflowing box suggesting either voter confusion or electoral manipulation. The "tokelettes" caption and dentist reference appear to be period wordplay, though the specific joke is unclear without additional context. The page functions primarily as **political advertising** rather than satirical commentary.