The Wasp — 1876 — page 49: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is primarily a **title page and advertisements** for The Wasp, a San Francisco-based satirical weekly. The page includes: - **Masthead and subscription rates** ($4.00/year) - **Theater advertisements** featuring performances at the Grand Opera House, including "Jack & Jill: The Hit of the Season" and "Hamlet" with Edwin Booth - **Local business ads** for music academies, liquor dealers, and tobacco shops - **Classified notices** including births and a "Wanted" section seeking editorial staff The only potentially satirical content is a brief note mocking the "Presidential Campaign" as something "ought to, and support a good, liberal paper," though the full context of this critique is unclear from this excerpt. The page is dominated by commercial notices rather than visual cartoons or sustained political commentary.