The Wasp — 1887 — page 367: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertisements** rather than editorial satire or political commentary. It showcases San Francisco businesses from what appears to be the late 1880s, including: - John Wieland's Lager Beer (the largest brewery on the Pacific Coast) - Jesse Moore & Co.'s whiskeys - Saulmann's Restaurant and Coffee Saloon - Various patent medicines (Valentine Hassmer's cough syrup, Dr. Grosvenor's capsules) - Hotels, bathhouses, and furniture storage services The only potentially satirical element is the "Light Running Domestic" sewing machine advertisement featuring a wheel motif, though its satirical intent—if any—is unclear from the image alone. This appears to be a revenue-generating advertising section rather than The Wasp's typical satirical content.