The Wasp — 1889 — page 274: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **hotel and business advertisements** rather than political satire or editorial cartoons. The visible illustration shows **L. A. Berteling, a scientific optician and patent inventor**, depicted with an eye-testing device—advertising his optical services and eye-strength measurement instruments. The bulk of the page consists of classified ads for California hotels, resorts, and lodging establishments (Anaheim, Agua Caliente Springs, Sacramento, etc.), plus banking and medical service advertisements. There's also a small ad for "Tansy Pills," a patent medicine. No significant political satire or cartoon commentary is evident on this page. It represents the commercial advertising content that supported *The Wasp* magazine's publication.