The Wasp — 1890 — page 433: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and humor sketches**, not political cartooning. The content includes: **Main features:** - A sketch of L.A. Berteling, a "Scientific Optician" and patent inventor - Short comedic dialogues labeled "What's in a Name?" and "Smith's Opinion," featuring stock characters (Those Fellows, Heavy Husband) in domestic humor scenarios - A "Broken Vase" sketch with period joke-telling **Advertising dominates**, promoting gas stoves, carpets, optical services, medicines, and real estate. The humor is **genteel domestic comedy** rather than political satire—typical of early 20th-century American magazine filler. References to "Bingham Ordinance" and "Chief Crowley" appear too vague in context to determine specific local San Francisco political references without additional research.