The Wasp — 1896 — page 250: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and notices** rather than satirical content. The left column announces a probate auction of San Francisco properties on March 26, 1896, conducted by Shainwald, Buckbee & Co. The right column contains **medical advertisements** typical of the era—products like "Electropoise" (oxygen cure), treatments for women's diseases, and "Damiana Bitters" (a patent medicine). Most notably, **Tarrant's Extract of Copaiba and Cubeba** advertises as a cure for venereal diseases, reflecting how such medications were openly marketed in the 1890s despite taboo subject matter. The page includes a testimonial letter from Ohio regarding a medical cure. There is **no visible political cartoon or satire** on this page—it represents The Wasp functioning as a commercial publication selling advertising space.