The Wasp — 1890 — page 44: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page features **biographical profiles with portraits** of two prominent California politicians: Hon. P.J. Crimmins (a Massachusetts-born State Senator) and Hon. Sidney Lacey (a British-born Los Angeles real estate dealer and Notary Public). Both held significant Democratic Party positions. The page includes **three separate short items**: a humorous note about "lovers' stationery" with a "kissing spot," commentary on Southwestern vocabulary (the word "bazoо"), and an anecdote about a man discussing his wife's obedience during wartime. Rather than satirical cartoons, this appears to be a **typical Wasp format mixing political biography with miscellaneous humor** — characteristic of 19th-century satirical magazines that blended serious profiles with comedic commentary and gossip.