The Wasp — 1890 — page 449: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains mostly editorial content and advertisements rather than political cartoons. The main illustrated item is a small sketch titled "AN OLD-TIMER" showing two men in conversation—one elderly and one younger—discussing a painting. The dialogue indicates the older man is recounting memories of San Francisco from when he was young, painted by "one of the old masters." The page's editorial sections discuss Hawaiian annexation debates and California territorial expansion. There's no clear partisan satire targeting specific identifiable figures. The content reflects late-19th-century American debates over imperial expansion and westward consolidation, presented through standard journalistic commentary rather than caricatured satire.