The Wasp — 1887 — page 185: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and railroad schedules**, not satirical content. It contains: - Southern Pacific Company train schedules from August 5, 1881 - S.F. & North Pacific Railroad timetables - Pacific Coast Steamship Company sailing schedules - Various ticket office and passenger service advertisements - Hotel and resort advertisements (notably Napa Soda Springs) The page represents The Wasp's business model: a satirical magazine that relied heavily on commercial advertising to offset publishing costs. While The Wasp was known for sharp political cartoons and social satire in other sections, this particular page contains no visible editorial cartoons or satirical commentary—it's purely informational and commercial content aimed at San Francisco Bay Area travelers in the 1880s.