The Wasp — 1895 — page 699: what you’re looking at

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This page is primarily **advertising and promotional content** rather than political satire. It features detailed descriptions and photographs of "The New Hammam" — an elaborate Turkish bathhouse on Grant Avenue in San Francisco. The text praises the establishment's luxurious Moorish-style interior design, specialized attendants, and superior amenities. It highlights specific craftspeople involved: decorative work by Frank McMartin, ironwork by Golden West Iron Works, and carpentry by B.S. Slack. The only cartoon present is titled **"Joseph, Up to Date,"** showing a figure with a fly swatter—likely gentle humor about modern domestic life rather than political commentary. The page demonstrates how Wasp magazines mixed advertising revenue with editorial content, using the publication partly as a business directory for San Francisco's emerging commercial establishments.