The Wasp — 1888 — page 48: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is primarily a **title page and advertising section** for *The Wasp* magazine (Volume XX, Number 3). The ornate masthead dominates the upper half with decorative typography. The page contains numerous **San Francisco business advertisements** from 1888, including: - Piano manufacturers and dealers - A dentist - Real estate brokers - Liquor importers - Shoe makers - A patent water closet manufacturer There is **one notable illustration**: Wilson's Vaporizing Inhaler advertisement features a **caricatured mustached face** (labeled "Established 1882"), promoting treatment for catarrh, asthma, and bronchitis using tar and carbolic acid inhalation. No political cartoons or satirical commentary appears on this particular page—it functions as a commercial front matter showcasing period San Francisco businesses.