The Wasp, 1876 · page 95 of 230
The Wasp — 1876 — page 95: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements and theater listings** from The Wasp's October 14, 1871 issue, not satirical cartoons. The visible content includes: - Theater announcements (Grand Opera House, Maguire's Opera House, Baldwin's Academy of Music) - Commercial ads (boots/shoes, cigars, hats, wines/liquors, carriages) - Business listings (photographers, hatters, music instruction) The masthead identifies this as "The Illustrated Wasp" published from San Francisco's Clay Street. The only substantial editorial content mentions "eight hundred rascals in eight years"—apparently referencing government waste or corruption—but lacks sufficient context to explain the specific reference. **This is predominantly a classified advertising page rather than a satirical or comic content page.**