Monthly Archives: April 2020

California Wants a Canal

Posted on April 7, 2020 by nancyleek

I like these cartoons that feature California as a goddess in all her glory, so here is another one. This one shows California looking peeved. What has her so exasperated? The caption reads: A YEAR OF PLENTY: California — What … Continue reading →

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How The Wasp Saw Women

Posted on April 5, 2020 by nancyleek

As much as I enjoy paging through the Wasp and looking at the cartoons, I have to acknowledge that it was a newspaper produced by men for men. Two cartoons from 1878 issues of the Wasp will give you a … Continue reading →

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The Death of General Bidwell

Posted on April 4, 2020 by nancyleek

The following account was written for Annie Bidwell by one of her maids, Florence, who had gone with General Bidwell on the morning of April 4, 1900. I don’t know Florence’s last name. The account can be found in the … Continue reading →

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Another Cartoon from the Wasp

Posted on April 1, 2020 by nancyleek

I am putting this one up just so you can admire the artistry of the cartoonist Charles Saalburg. It appeared in the Wasp on February 7, 1891. Sometimes the Wasp explained the cartoons, but I couldn’t find anything in this … Continue reading →

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