The Wasp — 1888 — page 185: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page from *The Wasp* is predominantly **advertising and classified notices** rather than satirical cartoons. The left side features business advertisements for San Diego real estate agents, land offices, and Sacramento/Stockton merchants. The right side advertises hotels, boarding houses, groceries, and banking services. The only substantive editorial content is a brief humorous piece titled **"A Very Brilliant Baby"** — a domestic comedy sketch about parents praising their infant's supposed intellectual abilities, and another titled **"Capturing a Schoolma'am"** depicting courtship banter. There are no identifiable political cartoons or caricatures of public figures on this page. The satirical content is limited to gentle, domestic humor rather than social commentary.