The Wasp — 1877 — page 251: what you’re looking at

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This page is primarily text-based editorial content rather than illustrated satire. The masthead shows *The Wasp*'s ornate logo, and the page includes subscription information and a "WANTED" section for canvassers. The main editorial, "The Drift of Agitation," discusses San Francisco labor unrest and anti-Chinese sentiment. It critiques workingmen's meetings and their "impulsive orators," while defending Chinese laborers against accusations that they threaten employment and wages. The piece sarcastically argues that driving out Chinese workers won't solve economic problems, and suggests the real solution lies in stricter laws against immigration—a position it frames as inevitable and necessary. The editorial reflects 1870s California's intense anti-Chinese political climate.