The Wasp — 1894 — page 250: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and commercial content** rather than political satire. The dominant features include: - **"Our Snobs"** illustration: A fashion plate showing two well-dressed figures (a woman in elaborate 1890s dress and a man in formal attire with top hat) accompanying text about social pretension—likely satirizing San Francisco's nouveau riche attempting to appear sophisticated. - Multiple business advertisements for local establishments (restaurants, laundries, saloons) - Medical advertisements (Scott's Emulsion for children, Epps's Cocoa) - A humorous anecdote about a drugstore customer requesting "scented or unscented" soap The page reflects *The Wasp*'s typical mix of **light social commentary on class pretension** paired with commercial content targeting the San Francisco readership of the era (appears to be 1890s based on typography and fashion).