The Wasp — 1891 — page 93: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

The top illustration depicts a doctor (identified as "Dr. Behr") being mocked by a fat lady and others in what appears to be a medical setting. The satire concerns Dr. Behr's claim about an "insect" specimen—later revealed to be a hoax or fabrication. The doctor's elaborate, emotional speech defending the specimen's scientific importance is ridiculed as fraudulent. The satire attacks both the doctor's credibility and broader scientific pretension. The lower section, "Fussy Old Lady/Conductor" dialogue, satirizes San Francisco streetcar encounters, mocking both an elderly passenger's demanding behavior and a conductor's exasperated responses regarding transfers and routes—typical urban transit frustrations depicted for comedic effect.