The Wasp — 1896 — page 822: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **a directory of San Francisco hotels, restaurants, and businesses** with advertisements rather than satirical political cartoons. The page contains three illustrations: two appear to be generic Victorian-era vignettes (a couple, a man at a desk) serving as decorative elements for ads. The third is a portrait of "John J. Deane, Notary Public & Commissioner of Deeds." The content lacks clear political satire or social commentary. Instead, it functions as a commercial directory listing establishments like the Occidental Hotel, Brooklyn Hotel, Norman's Cafe and Oyster House, and Mitchell's Sportsman's Resort—typical San Francisco venues from this era. Without dated context or identifiable caricatures of specific political figures, this page demonstrates *The Wasp's* dual function as both satirical publication and commercial advertising vehicle.