The Wasp — 1888 — page 61: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This appears to be primarily a **transportation and shipping advertisement page** from *The Wasp* magazine, rather than a satirical cartoon page. The content consists almost entirely of **railroad and steamship schedules and advertisements** for various companies operating in California and the Pacific Coast, including: - Southern Pacific Company (rail services) - Pacific Coast Steamship Company - S.F. & North Pacific R.R. - Oceanic Steamship Co. - Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company There is one small commercial advertisement for "The Boss" saw manufactured by Pacific Saw Manufacturing Co., but **no political cartoons or satirical content is visible** on this page. This is a typical late 19th-century magazine page mixing editorial content with revenue-generating transportation advertising.