The Wasp — 1893 — page 532: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains two distinct sections: satirical humor and advertisements. **Left side ("Poetical Favorites" and "Our Streets"):** Features a Coleridge quote about water scarcity paired with a flooded gutter illustration, likely satirizing San Francisco's inadequate water infrastructure. Below, social commentary through fictional dialogues mocks various urban types: a husband separated from his wife, a father reading dime novels, a jeweler selling engagement rings, and others engaging in typical period foolishness and deception. The humor targets contemporary social pretensions and moral hypocrisy. **Right side:** Almost entirely advertising—notably for Gen. Arthur cigars, and extensively for Adams & Sons Co.'s Tutti Frutti chewing gum, which apparently held exclusive concession rights at the Midwinter Fair. The ads dominate the miscellaneous section, suggesting significant paid promotional content.