The Wasp — 1892 — page 147: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and business listings** from The Wasp magazine, circa 1868. It includes advertisements for: - Pacific Bank (San Francisco) - John Wieland's Lager Beer ("largest brewery on the Pacific Coast") - Champagne Eclipse wine - The Palace Hotel - Various San Francisco businesses (furniture, hotels, transfer companies) At the bottom, there's a brief **satirical vignette** about "Dan Burns" returning from Mexico, claiming his enemies think he's been "rattled" or compromised. The passage suggests Burns will use "pickle" (likely slang for trouble/difficulty) to prove his resilience and clear his name. The page functions primarily as a **commercial venue** rather than containing political cartoons. The Burns reference appears to be a local San Francisco joke rather than national political satire.