The Wasp — 1893 — page 570: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains three distinct sections: **Top**: An obituary for Charles Meyer, late manager of the Wigwam Theatre in San Francisco, who died Christmas Day 1893. The text praises him as a successful theatrical manager. **Middle**: "The Ballplayers" — a sports cartoon showing baseball players, discussing an upcoming series between Oakland and Boston teams competing for a trophy. **Bottom**: "Our Hindcast Weather Prophet" — a satirical cartoon depicting a woman (labeled "California") consulting a fortune teller about the state's climate. The joke mocks unreliable weather predictions and false claims about California's supposedly perfect climate, suggesting such prophecies are as dubious as fortune-telling. The page mixes obituary, sports coverage, and social satire typical of 1890s American magazines.