The Wasp — 1877 — page 108: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains miscellaneous satirical items and commentary rather than a single cartoon. The illustrated vignette at top shows a wasp and what appears to be a caterpillar, captioned "The best of all acids is assiduity." The text includes brief satirical notes on contemporary topics: cholera in India, a Corn-ear prize, the Poet of the Sierras running for office, a Berkeley graduate seeking high salary, and various other local San Francisco observations about politics, journalism, and society. The "Bachelor's Advice" section contains humorous verse about courting. A final section discusses American ships, noting pride in American-built vessels now competing with English and foreign ships in commercial trade. The content reflects 19th-century Bay Area concerns—politics, agriculture, journalism, and maritime commerce.