The Wasp — 1890 — page 248: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and transit schedules** rather than satirical content. The main illustrations are: 1. **"Battle of Gettysburg Museum"** (left) — an advertisement for a diorama exhibit at Market & 10th Streets in San Francisco 2. **"Dr. Simmons' Liver Regulator"** (center) — a patent medicine advertisement featuring a bearded man's portrait, promoting a liver tonic remedy 3. **Railroad and steamship schedules** (right side) — Southern Pacific Company and other transit information The page contains conversational dialogue snippets ("A Long Novel," "Odd Fellows," "The Season," "A Meal Country") that appear to be filler humor between advertisements rather than sustained political satire. This reflects typical 1890s magazine layout where advertising subsidized publication costs.