The Wasp — 1894 — page 244: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertisements** with one central cartoon titled "HE HAD COMMENCED BUSINESS." The cartoon depicts a well-dressed man and woman, with dialogue between "Miss O'Farrell" and "Doctor," discussing the doctor's new medical practice on Sutter Street. The humor appears to be situational—a doctor just starting his practice competing with established physicians. A second joke references the "Olympic Club rooms" where someone spends time, with wordplay about business experience. Below, another joke involves "Teacher Potrero School" asking about dangerous animals, with the precocious pupil answering "Woman"—reflecting period-typical misogynistic humor portraying women as threats or dangers. The page otherwise features advertisements for clothiers, liquor dealers, breweries, flour mills, and other San Francisco businesses typical of late 19th/early 20th-century publications.