The Wasp — 1890 — page 128: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and directory listings** for California hotels, hot springs, and establishments, typical of late 19th-century trade publications. The main content consists of hotel advertisements organized alphabetically by location (San Francisco, Chico, Sonoma, etc.). The only substantial satirical content appears in the middle sections labeled "WHAT'S IN A NAME," "DEFINITION," "AN OBJECT LESSON IN GEOGRAPHY," "A COOLER," and "ON THE CONTRARY"—brief humorous dialogues and observations about language and human nature, not political cartoons. The large illustration at bottom advertises the Hotel del Monte in Monterey as a luxury resort opening for the 1890 summer season. **This is primarily a commercial/directory page with minimal satirical content.**