The Wasp — 1889 — page 143: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and transportation schedules**, not satirical content. It contains multiple railroad and steamship timetables and advertisements from companies including: - Southern Pacific Company (passenger trains) - Pacific Coast Steamship Company - S.F. & North Pacific R.R. - Oceanic Steamship Co. - Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company - Pacific Mail Steamship Co. There are also ads for Blake, Moffitt & Towne (book/stationery suppliers), E.H. Tharp (patents), and various other commercial services. **No political cartoons or satirical illustrations are visible on this page.** The content reflects late-19th century San Francisco commerce and transportation infrastructure rather than editorial commentary.