The Wasp — 1890 — page 242: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and schedule information** rather than political satire or comics. It contains: - **Steamship company advertisements** (Pacific Coast Steamship Company, Oceanic Steamship Co., etc.) listing departure times and routes to destinations like Hawaii, China, and Central America - **Short humorous prose pieces** titled "Poetry and Prose," "At the Whist Party," "Great Luck," and others—light social humor about everyday situations (donkeys at parties, lottery luck, dyspepsia remedies) - **Satirical advertisements** for patent medicines like "Simmons Liver Regulator" and "Horsford's Acid Phosphate" The page reflects *The Wasp*'s mix of commercial content and gentle social comedy rather than hard political satire. The humor targets universal human foibles rather than specific contemporary political figures or events.