The Wasp — 1878 — page 344: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising**, not satirical cartoons. It contains commercial notices for San Francisco businesses circa the 1880s-90s, including: - Tinsmith and plumber services - Shell oyster dealers - Book binders - A chiropodist (corn and bunion treatment) - Wine and liquor merchants - Cigar and tobacco wholesalers The advertisements feature decorative Victorian-era illustrations—gentlemen in top hats, cherubs, barrels, and ornamental typography—typical of period commercial design. These images are **not political cartoons** but rather business promotion material. The only satirical element mentioned is that B.S. Burns is the local agent for "The Illustrated Wasp" itself, suggesting this page served dual purposes: revenue generation through ads and magazine promotion.