The Wasp — 1879 — page 653: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains no political cartoon. Instead, it features: **Left side**: Publication masthead and subscription information for *The Wasp*, a San Francisco satirical weekly published at 602 California Street. **Main content**: "Aunt Doxie Nothin'" - editorial commentary on local San Francisco politics, including Mayor Kalloch and Democratic party disputes. The text discusses political rivalries, accusations of vengeance, and debates over municipal governance (ice rinks, batteries, Sand-lot politics). **Right side**: "Feuilleton" section with personal correspondence titled "Mike in Paris," a social gossip letter dated April 24, 1880, discussing Parisian society figures and romantic entanglements. The page is primarily text-based political and social commentary typical of 19th-century satirical journalism, without illustrated cartoons.