The Wasp — 1878 — page 422: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising content** rather than political satire or editorial cartoons. The page features commercial advertisements for various San Francisco businesses and services from what appears to be the late 1870s, including: - Woodward's Gardens (an amusement park) - Pacific Business College - John Robl (tailor) - P. Kelly (boot maker) - Albany Lubricating Compound - Various savings and loan societies The only illustration with potential satirical content is a **boot/shoe image** accompanying P. Kelly's boot-making advertisement, but this appears to be straightforward commercial imagery rather than political commentary. The page header identifies this as *The Illustrated Wasp*, described as "THE ONLY ILLUSTRATED PAPER ON THE PACIFIC COAST," suggesting this was primarily a commercial publication with advertising support rather than a politically focused satirical magazine.