The Wasp — 1891 — page 263: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains an article by Judge Virgil A. Gregg titled "What Does California Want?" discussing California's economic development and prosperity. The piece advocates for wealthy Californians to invest capital in state infrastructure—railroads, buildings, mining, drainage, and irrigation—rather than relocating their fortunes elsewhere. The portrait shown is labeled "Judge V. A. Gregg," the author himself. Below the main article is a brief humorous dialogue titled "Why They Won't," depicting a conversation between a doctor and a lady about fashionable dentistry and shoe-shopping mishaps—a comedic domestic vignette unrelated to the political content above. The page is primarily serious editorial content with light satirical humor rather than political cartoons.