The Wasp — 1891 — page 235: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and announcements**, not satirical content. The left column discusses The Wasp's second photographic contest, offering prizes for amateur photographers' work. The contest closes April 1, 1891, with specific rules about slide submissions and judging criteria. The right side features various **San Francisco business advertisements** from the 1891 era: hotels, printers, insurance companies, optical suppliers, and photography services. One notable ad is for "Ely's Cream Balm for Catarrh," a period patent medicine. The page contains **no political cartoons or satirical illustrations**—it's a typical late-19th-century magazine page mixing editorial content with revenue-generating advertisements. The photography contest appears genuine, not satirical.