The Wasp — 1878 — page 228: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertisements and announcements** rather than satirical cartoons. It features theater listings (Grand Opera House, California Theatre, Bush Street Theatre, Woodward's Gardens) and prominent medical advertisements, particularly for Dr. P. Steinhart and Sir Astley Cooper's "Vital Restorative." The one illustrated element is a generic engraving labeled "WONDERFUL BUT TRUE!" depicting what appears to be a mummified or wrapped figure—likely advertising Prof. J.D. McLennan's patent medicine claiming to cure various ailments. The page reflects 1870s San Francisco commerce and the era's common practice of mixing entertainment listings with dubious medical claims in satirical publications.