The Wasp — 1878 — page 34: what you’re looking at

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This page is primarily a **gossip and news column** rather than a political cartoon. The visible illustration shows two figures in profile labeled "GOSSIP," depicting what appears to be women in conversation—a typical format for society/scandal reporting of the era. The text contains brief satirical items mocking various topics: a "sweet singer" named Lillie C. Phillips, Republican politics in North Carolina, England's purported interest in purchasing Goat Island, and various local San Francisco news items. At the bottom, an **advertisement announces the Fifth Annual Festival of the Austrian Benevolent Society** at South San Francisco Park on August 11, 1878. The page reflects *The Wasp's* characteristic mix of **lightweight social satire and local gossip** rather than hard-hitting political commentary.