The Wasp — 1894 — page 162: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page combines political satire with medical advertising. The left side features "The Democratic Delegates," a poem mocking Democratic Party members as foolish, corrupt drunks concerned only with personal gain—typical partisan attack humor of the 1890s. The right side's main cartoon, titled "A Merciful Work," depicts Dr. Temple treating sick patients at the Baldwin Hotel. The accompanying text praises his miraculous cures of paralysis and lameness, featuring testimonials from supposedly healed patients. This appears to be legitimate medical advertising rather than satire, though the exaggerated claims ("remarkable cures") suggest skepticism about such treatments. The page reflects 1890s San Francisco concerns: partisan politics and medical practice standards.