The Wasp — 1890 — page 186: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and commercial content** rather than political satire. The main illustrated cartoon titled "THE KING'S TOUCH" depicts two figures—an older man and woman in period dress—and references a medical remedy called "Royal Touch" for treating various ailments. The bulk of the page contains real estate advertisements (Golden Gate Park lots), product ads (Radam's Microbe Killer, corn cure), and travel promotions. The "King's Touch" cartoon appears to be satirizing **folk medicine and quack remedies**—suggesting people foolishly believe in magical cures, much like believing a king's literal touch could heal disease. The page reflects 1890s San Francisco commercial culture and the era's prolific patent medicine advertising.