The Wasp — 1891 — page 448: what you’re looking at

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This page is primarily **advertising and entertainment listings** rather than political satire. The main content includes: **Featured Portrait:** "Mrs. Tanner," identified as wife of Corporal Tanner, a "gifted Republican politician and ex-Pensioner"—likely a contemporary public figure, though unclear to modern readers. **Theater Reviews:** Brief notices of performances at various San Francisco venues ("Der Freischüetz," "The Canuck," "The Runaway Wife," "The Fugitive," "Von Vonson"). **Advertisements:** Multiple patent medicine ads (Tutt's Pills, Vigor of Men, Ayer's Sarsaparilla) and local business listings. **Humor Sections:** Brief comedic dialogues and a piece titled "Great Difference in Dogs." The page contains **no apparent political cartoons**—it's a typical late-19th-century magazine mix of theater coverage, advertisements, and light humor.