The Wasp — 1894 — page 122: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains several satirical sections about San Francisco society and personalities from the early 1900s. The main cartoon "End Me Far Your" depicts two caricatured men in an argument, likely mocking a public dispute. The text references the "Martin case" and someone named Chambliss, suggesting this satirizes a real local controversy where Chambliss's offensive conduct toward cattle marine workers is being excused based on his long service. Other sections mock various local figures and businesses—a furniture auction, a woman named Blanche Bates who abandoned acting, and romantic scandals. The writing style is typical Wasp satire: gossipy, cutting, aimed at San Francisco's elite and middle-class pretensions. The advertisements below (veterinary services, confectionery) indicate the magazine's working-class readership.