The Wasp — 1892 — page 399: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains several satirical pieces rather than a single cartoon. The main visual elements include: 1. **"Our Pictures"** cartoon: Shows a figure drawing political caricatures, satirizing the "Macbeth's witches" style political imagery and Eastern election banners that were apparently used in campaigns. 2. **"The Drug Pirates"** article: Attacks San Francisco's municipal government for allegedly allowing patent medicines to be sold below cost, undercutting local drugstores. It sarcastically references the 19th-century physician's claim that remedies could cure all diseases. 3. A **portrait of Cord H. Wetjen**, a Non-Partisan Tax Collector candidate, accompanying biographical text supporting his election. The page exemplifies *The Wasp*'s role as a political and social satirist, mixing editorial commentary with candidate promotion and attacks on perceived municipal corruption.