The Wasp — 1887 — page 361: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is predominantly **advertising content**, not satirical cartoons. It consists of hotel, boarding house, real estate, and business advertisements for San Diego and San Francisco from what appears to be the late 19th century. The only non-advertising element is a small illustration in the lower left showing a "**Fine Pocket Book Free!**" promotional offer from the American Biscuit Co. The crude woodcut depicts an open pocket book/wallet with decorative binding—a common Victorian-era premium giveaway advertisement. There are no political cartoons, recognizable caricatures of public figures, or satirical commentary visible on this page. The Wasp's satirical content appears elsewhere in the publication; this particular page served primarily as a revenue-generating advertising section.