The Wasp — 1888 — page 379: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains primarily text articles and advertisements rather than political cartoons. The left column features two pieces: "Pneumonia" (a health warning article about the disease's dangers) and "Never Saw Anything Like It" (an anecdotal story). The center contains a poem titled "The Land of Bimeby" about a fictional paradise. The right side consists entirely of period advertisements for local San Francisco businesses—Burke's Stout beer, Sherwood & Sherwood clothing, Fratinger's cloak house, L.A. Berteling's optical services, and Clarke & Co. merchandise. There are no discernible political cartoons or satirical illustrations on this page, making it primarily a content and advertising spread from this 1880s-era satirical magazine.