The Wasp — 1889 — page 440: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is **primarily advertising**, not editorial/satirical content. The main visual element is an advertisement for **L.A. Berteling, Scientific Optician** (top left), featuring a caricatured face wearing spectacles—likely promoting eyeglasses or optical services. The bulk of the page consists of hotel and business advertisements for San Francisco and California locations, typical of late 19th/early 20th-century periodicals. Notable ads include the Occidental Hotel, First National Bank of Stockton, and numerous California resorts. There's also an advertisement for **G.G.G.** (God's Giant Globules), described as a patent remedy—typical of the era's dubious medical products. No clear political satire or social commentary is evident on this particular page.