The Wasp — 1893 — page 131: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and announcements** for railroad schedules, steamship lines, and ticketing services (Southern Pacific, Pacific Coast Steamship Company, Oceanic Steamship Company, etc.). The few short satirical pieces include: - **"Has Turned Trumps"**: A brief joke about "Father George" and a cardmaker's remark about cards turning trumps—likely a pun on card games. - **"Worse Than Riches"**: A anecdote about an auction where someone foolishly bought worthless promissory notes, satirizing poor judgment in financial dealings. - Several **short comedic dialogues** with puns (color-blindness, descent from monkeys, musical instruments developing "cute little wrinkles"). These are gentle, topical humor pieces rather than political cartoons. The page reflects *The Wasp*'s format: mixing advertising revenue with light satirical commentary on everyday life and human folly.