The Wasp — 1889 — page 290: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and notices**, not political satire. The main content includes: - Product advertisements (Simmons Liver Regulator, Epps's Cocoa, Pond's Extract) - Theater listings for the Alcazar Theater - A small illustration labeled "Napa Sopa?" depicting a woman's face, accompanying a patent medicine advertisement for a cathartic cure - Banking and business notices (Pacific Bank, E.H. Tharp's notary service) - Various classified notices The single cartoon appears to be **medical/patent medicine satire** rather than political commentary. The "Napa Sopa" figure mocks the era's widespread quack remedies promising cure-alls, a common target of satirical magazines. The page reflects typical 19th-century magazine content mixing entertainment, commerce, and social commentary.