The Wasp — 1892 — page 200: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains biographical profiles of prominent San Francisco figures rather than traditional cartoons. The visible content includes: **Portraits and profiles of:** - **Carroll Cook** - a well-known San Francisco lawyer whose father was also a distinguished criminal attorney - **Henry H. Scott** - a Virginia native involved in California politics and law enforcement - **W. H. Mills** - a Southern Pacific Railroad official - **Dr. Thomas J. Galvan** - a physician attracting attention in political circles The page also includes a humorous short story titled "A Bad Conflagration" about a domestic dispute, and a note about the Newsboys' Union planning a benefit at the Grand Opera House. Rather than satirical cartoons, *The Wasp* here functions as a society/professional publication profiling influential local figures, typical of 19th-century American magazines.