The Wasp — 1896 — page 721: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **editorial/advertising content**, not political satire. The top section describes travel to Japan via San Francisco, detailing Pacific Mail Steamship Company routes and pricing to Yokohama and Hong Kong. It includes a photograph of the company's San Francisco offices (southeast corner First and Market Streets). The lower half features a **full-page advertisement** for the S.F. Gaslight Company promoting gas ranges for cooking. The ad contrasts gas cooking favorably against coal stoves, emphasizing cleanliness ("No Soot! No Ashes!") and labor-saving benefits. The company offers free installation of their "latest improved Gas Range." There is **no political cartoon or satire** visible on this page—it reflects turn-of-the-century San Francisco commerce and technological advancement.