The Wasp — 1889 — page 214: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is predominantly **advertising content** rather than political satire or editorial cartooning. The bulk of the page consists of hotel and business advertisements for locations across California and Nevada, along with notices for San Francisco services (banks, asylums, furnished rooms). The only cartoon visible is a small illustration in the upper left featuring **L. A. Berteling, Scientific Optician**—a caricatured figure with exaggerated features advertising his optical instruments and patent inventions. This appears to be a **commercial advertisement** rather than political satire, using visual humor to promote his eyeglass-related business. The *Wasp* was primarily a satirical magazine, but this particular page functions as a classified/display advertising section rather than editorial content.