The Wasp — 1888 — page 466: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising**, not satirical content. It showcases San Francisco businesses from 1888, including: - **Banking institutions** (Wells Fargo, Nevada Bank, First National Bank) - **Retail** (Keane Bros. department store with holiday goods; West Coast Furniture Co.) - **Manufacturing** (breweries, safes, pianos) - **Services** (photography, oyster houses) The left margin contains modest product ads (Napa Soda, cash registers, beer). There are no visible political cartoons or satirical commentary on this page. The "satire" aspect of *The Wasp* magazine apparently appears elsewhere; this particular page documents commercial San Francisco during the Gilded Age, reflecting the city's economic prosperity and merchant class.