The Wasp — 1889 — page 383: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and business listings**, not satirical content. It contains: - **Railroad schedules** (Southern Pacific Company, S.F. & North Pacific R.R.) - **Steamship advertisements** (Pacific Coast Steamship Company, Oceanic Steamship Co., Williams, Dimond & Co.) - **Local ferry information** - **Business directory entries** for various San Francisco services The only notable illustrated advertisement is at bottom: **"Never Known to Fail: Tarrant's Seltzer Aperient,"** featuring a robed figure (possibly meant to evoke medical authority or classical imagery) promoting this patent medicine/laxative. No political cartoons or satirical commentary appear on this page. It represents The Wasp's revenue model: mixing editorial content with paid commercial notices targeting San Francisco's business and traveling classes in the late 1880s.