The Wasp — 1894 — page 124: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertisements** for San Francisco businesses (breweries, laundries, dental services, champagne) interspersed with two small satirical comics. The comics appear to be **moral lessons in humorous form**: 1. **"Minister"** (top): Shows a clergyman scolding someone, captioned "Polly, you must not use those wicked words"—satirizing religious hypocrisy or selective morality. 2. **"The Modern Nectar"** (bottom): Depicts someone offering a child "NAPA SODA" instead of water from a well, suggesting satire about **commercial exploitation of children** or marketing trends replacing natural/traditional remedies. Both comics use visual humor to mock social pretension and commercialism of the era. The page is typical of *The Wasp*'s format: advertisements funding satirical commentary on contemporary society.