The Wasp — 1889 — page 328: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **commercial advertising**, not satirical content. The top portion contains a caricatured illustration of "L. A. Berteling, Scientific Optician, Patentee and Inventor" with an exaggerated face and prominent eye-related imagery—likely promoting his optical instruments and eye-measurement services. The remainder consists of hotel and business advertisements for San Francisco and the Pacific Coast, including establishments like the Occidental Hotel and First National Bank. The single cartoon element is Berteling's advertisement, which uses physical caricature (oversized features) as a promotional gimmick common to 19th-century advertising. This is a commercial page rather than political satire.