The Wasp — 1894 — page 232: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains several brief satirical news items and humorous sketches typical of *The Wasp*'s format. Notable items include: **"Diplomacy"** mocks a woman's extracted teeth, suggesting vanity or deception. **"Always One Way"** satirizes a card shark who exploits an old man—commentary on predatory gambling. **"Mrs. Alice M. Hartley"** references a real murder case where a woman killed Senator M.D. Foley, using it to critique lax laws allowing women to escape consequences for crimes. **"Sir Henry Heyman"** jokes about a returning musician's pretensions. **"Song for the Autumn"** and **"High Ideas on Telegraph Hill"** are satirical verses mocking pretension and class divisions. The page emphasizes *The Wasp*'s focus: exposing hypocrisy, crime, social climbing, and moral failures in San Francisco society through humor and illustration.