The Wasp — 1876 — page 139: what you’re looking at

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This page consists primarily of text articles with no visible political cartoons. The content discusses the history and business practices of San Francisco newspapers, particularly focusing on the *San Francisco Chronicle* and its rise to prominence on the Pacific Coast. The articles critique newspaper proprietors' advertising practices and competitive tactics. One section titled "A Happy Stroke" describes how the *Chronicle* enlarged its pages and increased circulation through strategic distribution to Alameda County. Another section, "Still Ascending," discusses a competing newspaper's technological improvements. The page also includes sections on advertising patronage and the "undoing expenses of journalistic enterprise," examining how newspapers sustain themselves financially. The text emphasizes business competition and editorial practices among California newspapers during this era.