The Wasp — 1877 — page 71: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This satirical page mocks what *The Wasp* presents as absurd or fraudulent schemes. The top panel advertises a $500 reward for crime information in San Francisco, likely mocking either a real reward offer or police incompetence. Various vignettes show ridiculous "inventions": duck hunting made easy, fishing made fast, and methods to catch troublemakers. The bottom panel features a bearded man's portrait (identity unclear from visible text) alongside a scene of men apparently chasing or confronting someone on a road. The cartoons use exaggerated visual humor—flying figures, slapstick action—to ridicule what *The Wasp* considered foolish public initiatives or private schemes. The overall tone suggests the magazine was lampooning contemporary San Francisco crime-fighting or business ventures as comedically ineffective.