The Wasp — 1888 — page 107: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is **primarily advertising**, not political satire. It consists of business advertisements from late 19th-century San Francisco, including: - Insurance companies (Firemans Fund, Anglo-Nevada Assurance) - Shipping and commission merchants - Food/beverage products (Perry's flour, Field's Biscuit, Napa Soda Springs) - Retail goods (carpets, underware, furs) There is **one illustrated portrait** of a bearded man identified as "W. E. LANE, EVERYBODY'S PLUMBER" at 505 Kearny Street, appearing to be a local business advertisement rather than political commentary. The page header mentions "The Wasp" (a satirical publication), but this particular page contains no visible political cartoons or social satire—it's a commercial section from the magazine.