The Wasp — 1893 — page 425: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

**"Frisco Celebrities"** (top left): A caricatured man with exaggerated facial features poses with a bear cub, labeled "Percy B-a-m-a-sh." The accompanying verse mocks his pretensions as a whisker-wearer and advertiser. **"The Hebrew Problem"** (top right): Two caricatured figures in conversation. The text references Mohantheim and San Francisco Jews, suggesting contemporary anti-Semitic attitudes about Jewish immigration or assimilation in San Francisco. **Remaining content**: Various short satirical sketches and humorous anecdotes ("A Perilous Situation," "The Modern Rhyme," "A Moonlight Stroll in the Park," "Working Up a Crowd," "On the Point Lobos Road") depicting everyday urban scenarios with social commentary. The page exemplifies *The Wasp*'s approach: combining crude ethnic caricature with light social satire targeting local San Francisco personalities and urban life.