The Wasp — 1892 — page 513: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and humor snippets**, not political cartoons. The left column contains brief satirical dialogues on social topics: - **"Reciprocity"**: A joke about a wife expecting jewelry from her husband but getting a sealkskin sack instead - **"Different Manners"**: Commentary on dining etiquette and class behavior - **"A Proper Petition"**: Satire about Sunday closures and laundry day - **"The Cause of His Shipwreck"**: A romantic melodrama joke - **"No Friends"**: A divorce lawyer joke The right side features **local San Francisco business advertisements** (hotels, breweries, clothing merchants). The humor is **light domestic satire** typical of 1880s American magazines—poking fun at marriage, social pretension, and contemporary mores—rather than hard political commentary.