The Wasp — 1891 — page 224: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising** rather than political satire. The left side contains a small cartoon dialogue between characters named May and Ethel, with a crude joke about a woman's voice sounding "like the roaring of a sow-wester" (a type of storm). The humor relies on unflattering comparisons to animals. Below this is a narrative anecdote titled "THINGS AND COMMENTS" about a barkeeper's orphaned daughter who marries well—sentimental rather than satirical content. The bulk of the page features advertisements for San Francisco businesses: the Palace Hotel, W. & J. Sloane & Co. (furniture), the California Insurance Co., and architectural house plans. These ads reflect late 19th-century consumer culture rather than political commentary.