The Wasp — 1890 — page 389: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and shipping schedules** from 1880s San Francisco, not political satire. The only substantial cartoon is titled "C.C. LINIMENT" - showing a mother-figure dispensing medicine to a child. The cartoon advertises a commercial liniment product, claiming medical endorsement ("Endorsed by the Medical Faculty"). Below it runs humorous dialogue between a husband and wife about a lost gold watch, ending with banter about a horse being "fast" - likely a pun on both speed and the horse's reliability. The page's satirical content is minimal; it's dominated by steamship company advertisements (Pacific Coast, Southern Pacific, Oceanic lines, etc.) and brief comedic snippets rather than political commentary. The publication functioned simultaneously as a humor magazine and advertising vehicle.