The Wasp — 1888 — page 351: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is **primarily advertising**, not political satire. It contains commercial advertisements for San Francisco businesses from what appears to be the late 19th century, including: - John Wieland's Lager Beer (the largest brewery on the Pacific Coast) - Stock Brewery - Eclipse Champagne - Valentine Hassmer's Lung Cough Syrup - The Baldwin Hotel - Various other services (undertakers, piano dealers, furniture storage) The only recognizable figure is a **portrait of Valentine Hassmer** advertising his cough syrup, which was a common patent medicine of the era. There is **no apparent political cartoon or satire** on this page. As *The Wasp* was a satirical magazine, the satirical content likely appears elsewhere in the issue. This particular page serves as an advertising section.