The Wasp — 1891 — page 388: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is primarily an **advertising page** from *The Wasp* magazine, not a political cartoon. The page contains numerous advertisements for steamship companies (Pacific Coast Steamship Company, Oceanic Steamship Co., Pacific Mail Steamship Co.), hotels, and commercial services typical of late 19th-century San Francisco. The only notable illustrated content is **Dr. Gibbon's advertisement** (lower left), featuring a bearded man's portrait promoting a medical dispensary claiming to cure deafness and various ailments. This appears to be a standard patent medicine advertisement rather than political satire. The page functions as a commercial directory rather than satirical commentary, reflecting *The Wasp's* reliance on advertising revenue to fund its operations.