The Wasp — 1890 — page 371: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains multiple brief satirical sketches typical of The Wasp's format: **Top cartoons** depict working-class characters in humorous domestic situations—one shows a man being criticized for his clothing choices, another involves gossip about cats on roofs. These mock ordinary people's petty concerns. **"Other Peoples' Money"** section reports on California's natural resources and financial matters, including gold imports and land speculation—satirizing wealthy investors and the state's economic obsessions. **Bottom sketches** ("A Sensible Rancher," "The Ultimate Result") appear to mock agricultural expectations and urban assumptions about farming benefits. The overall tone targets California's nouveau-riche class, financial speculators, and working-class pretensions—typical of late 19th-century American satirical magazines that criticized both wealth and common foolishness.