The Wasp — 1888 — page 81: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and railroad/steamship schedules**, not satirical content. It contains: - Multiple railroad timetables (Southern Pacific Company, S.F. & North Pacific R.R., S.F. & P. and Sonoma Valley R.R.s) - Steamship schedules (Pacific Coast Steamship Company, Oceanic Steamship Co., Pacific Mail Steamship Co., Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company) - A small advertisement for "The Boss" paper cutter from Pacific Saw Manufacturing Co. - A notice regarding steamer service on the Sonoma Valley Railroad There are **no visible political cartoons or satirical illustrations** on this page. The Wasp's satirical content appears elsewhere in the magazine; this page served the practical function of providing transportation information to San Francisco-area readers in this period.