The Wasp — 1877 — page 89: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains **no political cartoon**—it's primarily subscription information, advertisements, and editorial content. The masthead shows "The Illustrated Wasp" with a wasp logo. The main article discusses **Brigham Young**, the Mormon leader who died in 1877. The text presents him as a controversial figure: a religious leader who practiced polygamy, established an authoritarian theocracy in Utah, and amassed significant wealth and property. The editorial appears critical, suggesting Young's death marks "a crisis in the history of this extraordinary people" and questioning Mormonism's future without his controlling influence. Additional brief items cover California politics, the Pacific Railroad, and state prison statistics—typical magazine content from this period rather than satirical cartoons.