The Wasp — 1877 — page 352: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is primarily an **advertising and notices page** from *The Wasp* dated July 21, 1877. It contains no visible political cartoons or satirical illustrations. The page features: - **Theater advertisements** for San Francisco venues (Heller's Wonders at Platt's Hall, California Theater, Adelphi Theater, Bush Street Theater, Emerson's Opera House) - **Local notices** about Alcatraz fortifications, a grasshopper plague affecting Western agriculture, and a new German hospital - **Financial announcements** from two San Francisco savings and loan societies - **Miscellaneous advertisements** including Woodward's Gardens and an architect's services The grasshopper plague item is notable as genuine period reporting on agricultural devastation, but this page serves primarily as a classified/advertising section rather than satirical content.