The Wasp — 1891 — page 477: what you’re looking at

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This page is primarily **advertising and editorial content** rather than political satire. The main feature is a biographical entry on **Oliver Ellsworth**, identified as "Fourth Chief Justice of the United States—1796-1800." The accompanying engraved portrait shows a stern-faced man in period dress. The text describes Ellsworth's career, including his nomination by George Washington, his legal education at Yale, and his service in the Continental Congress and Federal Convention of 1787. The rest of the page contains commercial advertisements for San Francisco businesses: pianos, furniture, sewing machines, hotels, and interior decoration services—typical of a late 19th-century magazine's revenue model. There is **no apparent satire or political cartoon** on this particular page.