The Wasp — 1893 — page 487: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains four separate satirical pieces: 1. **"Frisco Celebrities: Our New Surveyor of the Port"** — A caricatured portrait of an unnamed port official, mocking his appearance and vanity with the verse "I've got a job that's just too cute." 2. **"His Literary Taste"** — A dialogue satirizing a man's crude reading preferences, contrasting "Buffalo Bill books" and adventure stories with serious literature. The joke ridicules lowbrow taste. 3. **"An Intelligent Dog"** — Sketches of a dog at the Sausalito Shore demonstrating apparent human-like behaviors, likely satirizing either animal trainers or gullible observers. 4. **"Awakened Fond Memories"** — A cartoon showing a woman (Mrs. Jacobieon) encountering a Tuscan bird that reminds her of her late husband, suggesting gentle mockery of sentimental nostalgia. The page reflects turn-of-century San Francisco humor targeting local figures, cultural pretension, and human foibles.