The Wasp — 1879 — page 445: what you’re looking at

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This page is primarily **editorial and letters content rather than political cartoon**. The masthead shows *The Wasp* was a Saturday publication from San Francisco (California Street). The main article, "AN APPEAL WHICH APPALS!" addresses an Irish famine crisis—likely the 1879-1880 Irish subsistence crisis. It critiques inadequate relief efforts and argues against allowing individual prejudices to interfere with humanitarian aid. The piece specifically references "men of California" and "men of San Francisco" who could contribute to relief. The text argues that regardless of ethnicity (Irish, German, French), starving people deserve help based on common humanity, not nationality. It also discusses Mr. J.C. Flood's charitable involvement and criticizes those refusing to assist based on political ideology rather than compassion. This reflects 1880s San Francisco's significant Irish immigrant population.