The Wasp — 1879 — page 822: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is **primarily a business directory and advertisements** for San Francisco services (tailors, opticians, beer distributors, piano dealers, etc.), with small amounts of satirical content interspersed. The main cartoon depicts **a wasp attacking/riding a figure labeled "CORPORATION"**—likely satirizing corporate entities or monopolies, a common Wasp magazine theme. The accompanying text offers humorous editorial notes addressing readers' questions about topics like politics, religion, and vocations. A small section titled "What Puzzled a Small Boy" presents a joke about religious resurrection, while another anecdote mocks a judge's pretentiousness. The satirical content targets institutional hypocrisy and class pretension typical of Gilded Age humor, but lacks specific historical figures or datable events.