The Wasp — 1893 — page 82: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains a diary entry titled "Old Maid's Diary" and several short satirical columns rather than political cartoons. The content includes social gossip and commentary on 1890s California life. The diary mocks women's behavior at Santa Cruz, particularly their fashion choices and beach activities. Another section satirizes Jefferson Davis's patriotism, questioning where his actual home and loyalties lie—suggesting Northern critics doubted his commitment to the post-Civil War United States. Additional items comment on courtship duration, gas bill concerns, and a man (Conrad) offering $150 for return of love letters. The final note promotes Peruvian Bitters as a health tonic—likely a patent medicine advertisement disguised as editorial recommendation, common to satirical publications of this era.