The Wasp — 1888 — page 370: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is **primarily an advertising page** from *The Wasp* (May 12, 1888), not a political cartoon. The masthead features decorative Victorian typography reading "The Wasp," but the bulk of the page consists of commercial advertisements for San Francisco businesses. The ads include a photographer (Valerio), dental services (Dr. Decker), real estate firms, whiskey and spirits distributors, medical remedies (Wilson's Vaporizing Inhaler for catarrh and asthma), investment banking, and various manufactured goods. The only illustrated content appears to be portrait engravings accompanying specific advertisements—notably for Wilson's inhaler and Dr. Henley's products—but these are standard advertising imagery rather than satirical editorial cartoons. This is a **revenue-generating advertising section** rather than satirical content.