The Wasp — May 15, 1880 — page 3: what you’re looking at

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# Analysis of The Wasp, May 15, 1880 This page contains no political cartoon. Instead, it features editorial content and personal letters. The main article "Ain't Done Nothin'" critiques San Francisco's Mayor Kalloch, mocking his ineffectual leadership and tendency to blame predecessors rather than act decisively. The piece uses sharp sarcasm to attack his empty rhetoric about municipal improvements. Below is a personal letter from "Mike in Paris" dated April 1880, describing property troubles in France and social upheaval there—likely reflecting broader 1880s concerns about European instability. The page also advertises subscription rates and includes a brief humorous item about Anna Dickinson's domestic skills. This represents *The Wasp*'s typical satirical approach: political critique through commentary rather than visual caricature.