The Wasp — 1889 — page 404: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertisements and advice columns** rather than political satire. The main content includes: - **"When You Know"** section advertising Ayer's Sarsaparilla (a patent medicine) - **"Drunkard"** advertisement for Pfeil's Antidote for Alcoholism - **"Answered His Own Question"** - a brief humorous anecdote about an angry banker, mocking his hypocrisy - Multiple business advertisements (Byron Hot Springs resort, California Fireworks, leather goods, furnishing stores) - Advice columns on health topics The only satirical element is the short "Baron Y" story, which ridicules a man's excuses and broken promises. The page reflects late-19th-century San Francisco publishing, mixing humor, medical quackery ads, and local business promotion.