The Wasp — 1889 — page 90: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and notices**, not political satire. The main content includes: - **Pond's Extract advertisement** (prominent, top-left) promoting a commercial product - **Pacific Bank** listing (San Francisco, 1863) - **Theater announcements** for local San Francisco venues (Bush-Street Theater, Tivoli Opera House, etc.) - **Various product advertisements** (Epps's Cocoa, patent covers, sewing machines, etc.) - **Scattered anecdotes and jokes** in the margins—brief humorous exchanges about everyday topics like melons, poverty, and doctor visits The page layout reflects typical 19th-century magazine design: dense advertising mixed with editorial content. While *The Wasp* was satirical, **this particular page contains little political commentary**—it's dominated by commercial notices relevant to San Francisco readers of the 1880s era.