The Wasp — 1891 — page 196: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and classified notices** rather than editorial cartoons or satire. The dominant content includes business advertisements for insurance companies, safes, and real estate services typical of late 19th-century San Francisco publications. The only notable illustrated element is a small decorative vignette at the top showing a figure writing by candlelight, accompanying "The Penman's Valentine" story by C.I. Chenoweth about Uriah Scroggs—a pessimistic character who corresponds with someone about Darwinism and science. The bulk of the page consists of commercial advertisements and classified sections, including a large ad for "Catarrah Cured One Cent!" at the bottom, promoting a home remedy cure.