The Wasp — 1889 — page 44: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising**, not editorial content or satire. It contains hotel and business listings for the Pacific Coast and Eastern regions, typical of *The Wasp* magazine's commercial sections. The only illustration is a decorative header featuring **L. A. Berteling, Scientific Optician and Patentee**, showing an ornate design with what appears to be optical instruments. This is a straightforward advertisement, not political satire. The page includes directory listings for hotels, banks, and businesses (the Occidental Hotel, First National Bank of Stockton, The Ebbitt in Washington D.C., etc.), along with smaller hotel advertisements from various California and Nevada locations. No political cartoon, caricature, or satirical commentary is present on this page.