The Wasp — 1893 — page 394: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising content** rather than political satire or cartooning. The left side features multiple photographs of the Hotel del Monte in Monterey, California, promoting it as "The Queen of Summer Resorts" with elegant accommodations at reasonable rates under manager Geo. Schoenwald. The right column contains a "Directory of the Best Hotels and Watering Places on the Pacific Coast," listing San Francisco and regional establishments with rates and proprietor names. At the bottom is an advertisement for the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, describing its luxurious features including nine elevators and electric lighting. **No political cartoons or satire appear on this page.** It represents typical 19th-century magazine advertising material mixed with directory information.