The Wasp — 1887 — page 101: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising**, not satirical cartoons. It features various San Francisco businesses from what appears to be the late 19th century, including: - **J.J. O'Brien & Co.** (dry goods) - **Pacific Business College** - **Sperry's New Process Roller Flour** (with an illustrated mill building) - **Wilhelms-Quell** mineral water (from Kronthal, Germany) - **Keystone Monogram Rye Whisky** The ads emphasize products' superiority and reliability—"THE WHITE IS KING!" for sewing machines, flour that "NO OTHER...CAN EQUAL IT." There is **no identifiable political satire or caricature** visible on this page. It represents The Wasp's business model: mixing advertisements with editorial content to sustain publication.