The Wasp — 1890 — page 468: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and directory listings** for California hotels and watering places, not a political cartoon. The left column contains hotel advertisements for San Francisco and Pacific Coast establishments (ranging from the luxurious Palace House to modest boarding houses), with rates and proprietor names. The right side continues hotel listings and includes a small circular advertisement for what appears to be a beverage or product. The main illustrated feature is a large landscape engraving at bottom-center advertising **Hotel Del Monte in Monterey, California**—described as "America's Famous Summer and Winter Resort." This is a straightforward tourism advertisement rather than satirical content. The page represents typical *Wasp* content mixing satire with commercial advertising revenue.