The Wasp — 1894 — page 133: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page from the satirical magazine **The Wasp** contains several humor sections rather than a unified political cartoon. **Content includes:** - **"Round and About"**: Anecdotes about attorney Frank M. Stone's hunting exploits in Trinity County, presented as humorous tall tales about encounters with bears. - **"The Fireman's Joke"**: A brief exchange playing on the word "hose." - **"Doctor Sutterstreet"**: Medical wordplay between doctor and patient. - Various gossip items about San Francisco society figures, including Charley Getsum's romantic pursuits and Bernard's romantic laments. - A picnic anecdote about a newly married couple and empty beds. The page targets local San Francisco personalities and uses gentle social satire rather than hard-hitting political commentary. The illustrations are character sketches accompanying these humorous vignettes typical of turn-of-the-century American humor magazines.