The Wasp — 1879 — page 568: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is primarily an **advertising page** from *The Illustrated Wasp* (page 589), containing commercial notices for San Francisco businesses including a tailor, bakery, sewing machine, pianos, and an optician. The **central cartoon** shows a caricatured bull-headed figure in formal dress labeled with definitions of words like "Lible," "Proper," "Offal," and "Picture." This appears to be a **satirical dictionary** mocking someone—possibly a public figure or type—by associating them with unflattering definitions ("Offal—from everyone," "Outrage—mad no more"). The crude woodcut style and hostile caricature suggest personal ridicule, but without additional context, the specific target remains unclear. The satire's point depends on identifying the intended subject, which the page itself doesn't explicitly state.