The Wasp — 1887 — page 244: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and promotional content** rather than political satire or editorial cartoons. The main illustrated feature promotes **Tia Juana City**, a development being marketed as "the loveliest spot on earth" and "San Diego's greatest suburb." The engraving shows a pastoral landscape with buildings and people. Below this, **Hart & Stern** (real estate brokers) advertise lots for sale at $100 and upward, with financing available (one-third cash, balance in six/twelve months). The right column contains theater and entertainment reviews discussing productions at local San Diego venues. The only substantive non-advertising content is a brief poem titled "Not Exactly Like the Last Rose of Summer," which appears to be light literary commentary rather than political satire. This is essentially a **real estate and entertainment trade publication** disguised as a satirical magazine.