The Wasp — 1888 — page 288: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is **predominantly advertising**, not satire or political commentary. It contains business advertisements for San Francisco establishments from what appears to be the late 19th or early 20th century, including: - Keane Bros. (Market Street merchants) - Piano dealers (Decker Bros., Hallett Davis & Co.) - West Coast Furniture Co. - Michell & Richards (fire and burglar-proof safes) - United States Brewery (lager beer) - Various other local businesses The decorative illustrations are **product advertisements** rather than political cartoons—images of a soda bottle, furniture, safes, and other merchandise. No identifiable political figures or satirical commentary are visible. The page functions as a commercial directory for San Francisco businesses, typical of magazine back pages from this era.