The Wasp — 1879 — page 665: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising content** rather than political satire. The main visual element—a dialogue between two figures in top hats labeled "Moses" and "L."—appears to be a humorous sketch about membership costs and medical expenses, likely satirizing Jewish identity or practices (references to "Kosher meat" and "Slaven's drug store"). The dialogue jokes about financial burdens: membership fees, medical costs, and absurd spending. However, **the specific context and targets are unclear** without additional historical information about San Francisco's 1880s-90s Jewish community politics. The page is dominated by period advertisements for milk cans, starch, bitters, oil products, hat makers, and other commercial goods typical of late-19th-century publications.