The Wasp — 1877 — page 323: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains miscellaneous satirical commentary and poems rather than a central cartoon. The visible illustration at top shows a caricatured figure among clouds, though the specific reference is unclear from context. The text addresses various San Francisco topics: a "caw cuss" at the Capitol, commentary on a Mint official ("a little Dodge of Sargent's"), and criticism of a woman who supposedly couldn't have a husband in the army. Later sections mock Chinese laborers, reference a "Pacific Consuming Legion," and satirize political figures debating street-car fares and Chinese labor policy. There's also a poem titled "Pudding and Milk" about working-class life. The overall tone is skeptical of political posturing and labor-related social issues of the period.