The Wasp — 1887 — page 289: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It's a San Francisco business directory from *The Wasp* magazine, featuring Victorian-era commercial advertisements. The visible content includes: - **John Wieland's Lager Beer** (prominent center ad) - promoting "the largest brewery on the Pacific Coast" - **Eclipse champagne** - a wine advertisement - **Valentine Hassmer's Lung Cough Syrup** - a patent medicine - **Palace Hotel** advertisement describing luxury accommodations - **Dr. Grosvenor's Capsic Porous Plaster** - a medicinal product - Various other San Francisco businesses (baths, furniture, banking services) There are **no political cartoons** visible on this page. The illustrations are purely commercial—product images, building facades, and decorative trade-mark designs typical of period advertising. This represents ordinary commercial ephemera rather than satirical commentary.