The Wasp — 1891 — page 394: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising content** rather than satirical cartoons. The visible advertisements include: - **Pacific Bank** (San Francisco) - **Dried & Sow Flour** - **John Wieland's Lager Beer** (130,000 barrels sold annually on the Pacific Coast) - **Champagne Eclipse** (by Arpad Haraszthy & Co.) - **Mutual Endowment Association** of Oakland - **J.M. Caraway, Merchant Tailor** The left column contains **social commentary** about women—discussing Cleopatra, domesticity, and professional women in San Francisco society. The tone is condescending, reflecting late 19th-century attitudes about women's roles. No identifiable political cartoons or caricatures appear on this page. It functions as a revenue-generating advertising section typical of period magazines.