The Wasp — 1891 — page 399: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is primarily a text-heavy editorial/opinion page rather than a cartoon-focused issue. The masthead indicates *The Wasp* is "The Oldest Cartoon Paper in the United States," published in San Francisco. The main content includes editorials criticizing U.S. government leniency toward "weak and inferior nations" and discussing Republican/Democratic party divisions regarding a Grand Jury investigation. There's commentary on the "Pratt scandal" and references to San Francisco municipal politics, including contrasts between the old City Hall and a new government building. A small decorative illustration appears at the top left, but the page is dominated by opinion pieces rather than satirical cartoons. The tone is sharply partisan and critical of both local and national political matters of the era.