The Wasp — 1890 — page 35: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page presents biographical sketches and portraits of two prominent 19th-century figures: **Hon. George Willard Fox** (left) and **Col. J. M. Litchfield** (right). The text describes their military service during the Civil War and subsequent careers in California politics and business. Fox served in the Union Army and later practiced law in California; Litchfield held various political positions including State Bank Commissioner and ran for Railroad Commissioner (unsuccessfully, the text notes). Below is an unrelated poem titled "Rachel, Come In De Store!" about a store-owner's domestic life. This appears to be a biographical/commemorative page rather than satirical content, documenting Republican figures' careers for The Wasp's readership during the Reconstruction or Gilded Age era.