The Wasp — 1877 — page 354: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

The page contains a political cartoon at the top showing what appears to be a caricatured figure's face breaking into a broad grin, identified in the caption as "Senator Kellogg's face breaks into a broad grin when they mention the *de Facto* President of Mexico." The joke references Senator Kellogg's apparent amusement at Mexico's political situation. Below this are various satirical news briefs and commentary on California politics, Chinese immigration debates, and municipal issues. The cartoon itself uses exaggerated facial features typical of 19th-century political satire to mock both Kellogg and Mexican politics. The page also includes a poem titled "A Mother's Joy," which appears unrelated to the political content.