The Wasp — 1879 — page 704: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page features an illustrated cartoon of a woman covered in mud or dirt, holding a fan, with flowing hair and clothing rendered in heavy cross-hatching. The title "Summer Saturdays in San Francisco" suggests social satire about the city's summer weather conditions. The text references a lecture by Frank Jervis exposing "Ingersoll as the Champion Plagiarist of literary thieves." The Wasp positions itself as a "literary detective" investigating plagiarism claims. Biblical verse citations (Leviticus) appear to support arguments about justice and consequences. The cartoon likely mocks either the dusty/muddy conditions of San Francisco summers or satirizes a specific public figure through the disheveled female figure, though the exact target remains unclear from this excerpt alone.