The Wasp — 1890 — page 304: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily a **hotel and business directory** for San Francisco and surrounding areas, with advertisements interspersed throughout. The only significant editorial content is a **political commentary** titled "Limitations of Greatness," which critiques Ex-President White of Cornell. The piece sarcastically compares San Francisco unfavorably to European cities (Constantinople, Vienna, Buda-Pest), suggesting the city's government is despotic. It also contains **partisan political jabs** about Powell Street politics, mentioning "Sutter and Bush" and Democratic versus Republican street-cleaning disputes—likely local San Francisco political conflicts from this era. The remainder consists of hotel advertisements, a **Hoff's Malt Extract advertisement**, and other commercial notices typical of period magazines.