The Wasp — 1878 — page 310: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is **primarily advertising**, containing no clear political cartoons or satirical content. It features commercial advertisements for San Francisco businesses from what appears to be the late 19th century, including: - A tinsmith and plumber (G. Bayreuther) - Shell oyster dealers (Doane & Co.) - Book binders (D. Hicks & Co.) - Corn and bunion remedies (Feistel & Geard) - Wine and liquor merchants (C. Hoffermann, S.B. Wattson & Co., Gundlach & Co., and J. Frenz) The decorative illustrations accompanying these ads are generic commercial artwork—cherubs, workers, and festive scenes—rather than satirical commentary. B.S. Burns is noted as the agent for *The Illustrated Wasp* itself.