The Wasp — 1879 — page 68: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising** rather than editorial cartoons. The main illustration shows "Human Trash and their Desserts"—a caricatured figure (appearing to be a man in formal dress) depicted alongside what looks like refuse or garbage, likely satirizing someone's character or conduct. The accompanying text references **police corruption and judicial matters**, mentioning Supervisors, prize fights, and various criminal cases (larceny, assault). It appears to critique local officials' conduct regarding gambling, fights, and protection rackets. The rest of the page consists of commercial advertisements for storage, furniture, tobacco, optical goods, and beer (Rainstock's). Without clearer identification of the specific individuals caricatured or dated context, the precise satirical target remains unclear, though it addresses San Francisco municipal corruption circa the 1880s-1890s.