The Wasp — 1895 — page 305: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising** rather than satirical content. The top section shows fashion illustrations labeled "Wasp" depicting women's clothing styles from what appears to be the 1890s-early 1900s, with the caption "San Francisco Types" referencing local society. Below are various commercial advertisements for local San Francisco businesses: a tailor (Charles Lyons), carriage dealer (Of Willey & Co.), champagne importer (Maconday Bros.), shoe store (Sullivan's), clothing retailer (Leon Lemos), whiskey distributor (Taylor & Williams), and a hotel restaurant (Palace Hotel Grill Room). The bicycle advertisement for the "Halladay Temple Scorcher" is notable as an early example of cycling equipment marketing. **This is a revenue page**, not editorial content—The Wasp supported itself through paid advertisements from local merchants.