The Wasp — 1893 — page 295: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is primarily an **advertising page** from *The Wasp*, a San Francisco satirical magazine. The page contains commercial advertisements for local businesses including liquor dealers, attorneys, clothiers, breweries, furniture companies, and medical products. The only apparent **cartoon/illustration** is a small humorous sketch advertising "Has. Lyons London Tailor" showing a figure with a barrel, with the caption "Does your tailor fit you?" — a visual pun playing on the double meaning of "fit" (proper tailoring versus physical fitness/size). The page lacks political commentary or social satire; it's essentially a commercial bulletin serving San Francisco's business community and readers, typical of satirical publications that relied heavily on paid advertisements for revenue.