The Wasp — 1889 — page 247: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily advertising, containing railroad schedules, steamship timetables, and commercial notices for various companies (Southern Pacific Company, Pacific Coast Steamship Company, Oceanic Steamship Co., and others). The advertising includes patent medicines and extracts—notably Liebig Company's Extract of Meat, Tarrant's Extract, and Cuebs and Copaiba remedies. These patent medicine ads were common in late 19th/early 20th-century publications and often made exaggerated health claims. There is no visible political cartoon on this page. The content is entirely mercantile, reflecting The Wasp's reliance on paid advertisements to support publication. The page demonstrates how satirical magazines funded themselves through commercial listings and product endorsements.