The Wasp — 1888 — page 99: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains **primarily advertisements** interspersed with literary content, not political cartoons. **Left column:** "The San Diego Cow" is a poem praising San Diego's cattle and landscape, with a note about changing the name to "Notoriety" — likely a local San Francisco satire referencing a rival city. **Main content:** Large advertisement for "Lyons Kathairon" hair product, featuring an illustration of a woman with elaborate hair. Claims include preventing hair loss and greying, promoting growth, and preventing dandruff. **Additional ads:** Schramsberg Wines, Sherwood Sherries, and various patent medicines including "Catarh" treatment. The page reflects **late 19th-century American advertising** — prominent product promotions mixed with literary content, featuring pseudoscientific health claims typical of the era.