The Wasp — 1894 — page 91: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It contains commercial advertisements for various San Francisco businesses from what appears to be the late 19th or early 20th century. The one cartoon present—titled "After the Ball"—shows a dinner scene with a couple and includes dialogue about cigarettes being injurious to nerves and health. This appears to be a **social commentary on smoking habits**, playing on period concerns about tobacco's effects, rather than political satire. The advertisements include: Sullivan's shoe store, Dickey's wines and cigars, Joseph Budde's water closets, K.A. Lindstrom's hats, National Lager Beer, and Wonder Hat/Flower Store. These represent typical turn-of-century San Francisco commercial establishments.