The Wasp — 1890 — page 200: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **a directory of hotels and watering places** along the Pacific Coast, with advertising rather than satirical cartoons. The visible content includes: - Hotel listings for Sacramento, San Francisco, and other California locations - A small advertisement for "Chichester's English Pennyroyal Pills" (a patent medicine) - An advertisement for "The Specific A No. 1" (another patent remedy) - A section titled "Dangerous Use of Strong Purgatives" warning against misuse of pills and bitter waters The only clearly satirical element is the patent medicine ads themselves—common targets of Wasp satire. The "Pennyroyal Pills" ad is particularly notable as this product was infamously marketed as a female remedy, often used as an abortifacient. The warnings about purgatives suggest broader skepticism toward patent medicines of the era.