The Wasp — 1889 — page 72: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and theater listings** rather than political satire. The left column contains a lengthy poem titled "When He Struck Town," which appears to be satirical verse about an adventurer's exploits across various colonial locations (Sahara, East Indies, Chili, Persia, etc.). The bulk of the page features entertainment advertisements for San Francisco theaters (Bush-Street Theater, Alcazar Theater, Bijon Theater, Tivoli Opera House) and commercial businesses, including Epps's Cocoa and the Pacific Bank. At the bottom are brief humorous anecdotes labeled "The Business World" and a doctor-patient joke, but these are minor filler content. **No clear political cartoons are visible** on this page—it functions primarily as a commercial and entertainment guide with light comedic asides.