The Wasp — 1879 — page 526: what you’re looking at

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This page contains three distinct sections: a political editorial about labor and civic corruption, a section titled "The Big Brother and the Bully" discussing class conflict, and a humorous Q&A section with jokes. The main political content attacks what appears to be San Francisco's establishment for failing workers and the poor. It criticizes officials—likely the Mayor, Sheriff, and city authorities (sarcastically called "Sand-lot cats and dogs")—for neglecting working-class interests and siding with the wealthy. The text accuses them of hypocrisy, claiming they organized against labor while pretending to support common citizens. The jokes section uses wordplay about donkeys, hills, and knots—typical Victorian-era humor with no clear political content visible.