The Wasp — 1890 — page 110: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and miscellaneous content** rather than satirical cartoons. The main elements include: - **"Battle of the Cutting & Museum"** (top left): An illustrated advertisement for a San Francisco location at Market & 10th Streets - Multiple **product advertisements**: Simmons Liver Regulator (patent medicine), Liebig's Extract of Beef, Dr. Gibbon's Dispensary - **Short humorous dialogues** and jokes about domestic life, horses at races, and folk sayings - Various **classified advertisements** for jobs and services The page reflects late 19th-century magazine format, mixing entertainment with commercial content. The jokes target everyday subjects—lazy wives, racing, and folk wisdom—rather than specific political figures or events. The patent medicine ads are typical of the era, before FDA regulations restricted health claims.