The Wasp — 1888 — page 124: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is **primarily a directory of hotels and lodging establishments** across the Pacific Coast and Eastern United States, organized alphabetically by location (San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, Santa Cruz, Santa Monica, etc.). Each entry provides hotel names, brief descriptions of amenities, rates, and proprietor names. The listings emphasize features like "new," "elegant," "first class," and "reasonable" rates—typical advertising language for the era. **There are no visible cartoons or satirical illustrations** on this page. This appears to be a standard commercial advertising section rather than the satirical content The Wasp magazine was known for, suggesting this is likely a filler or revenue-generating page within the publication.