The Wasp — 1888 — page 21: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is **primarily advertising and railroad/steamship schedules**, not satire or political commentary. It consists of: - Multiple railroad timetables (Southern Pacific Company routes) - Steamship schedules (Pacific Coast Steamship Company, Oceanic Steamship Co., etc.) - A small advertisement for "The Boss" manufacturing product - Various ticket office and passenger information There is **no visible political cartoon or satirical content** on this page. While *The Wasp* was a satirical publication, this particular page serves as a commercial directory/schedule section—typical for 19th-century magazines that mixed editorial content with paid advertisements and practical transportation information for readers.