The Wasp — 1877 — page 170: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains primarily text articles rather than cartoons. The main content includes: 1. **"Our Supplement"** - discusses portraits of two swindlers: Joseph C. Duncan and Benjamin R. Warne, who perpetrated the "Safe Deposit Company" fraud in San Francisco. The text provides physical descriptions to aid in their arrest. 2. **"An Argument for Postal Savings Banks"** - advocates for government-backed savings institutions, referencing the Pioneer Land and Loan Bank's failure and arguing such banks would benefit poor depositors. 3. **"A Heavy Burden"** - criticizes California's state budget expenses, particularly regarding education and Chinese labor. 4. **"Murphy"** - concludes with a brief poem about ambition. The page functions as a satirical journal mixing criminal warnings with political commentary typical of 1870s San Francisco journalism.