The Wasp — 1891 — page 308: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and shipping schedules** rather than satirical content. It contains: - Multiple steamship company advertisements (Pacific Coast, Oceanic, Pacific Mail) - Detailed departure/arrival times for vessels to Hawaii, Australia, China, and Japan - Various local San Francisco business ads (hotels, import/export firms) The only quasi-satirical content is **"Dr. Gibbon's Dispensary"** — a bearded figure (likely a patent medicine advertisement parodying medical quackery). The accompanying text mocks dubious health claims about "catarrah" cures, a common target of late-19th-century satire attacking fraudulent remedies. The page reflects *The Wasp*'s mixed model: combining local advertising revenue with satirical commentary on contemporary concerns like medical fraud and commercial excess.