The Wasp — 1890 — page 285: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is primarily an **advertising page** from *The Wasp*, a San Francisco satirical publication. The page contains mostly commercial advertisements for local businesses—furniture stores, photographers, opticians, and patent medicines—rather than political cartoons. The few illustrated items include: - **"Tokelettes"**: A humorous sketch mocking women's fashion accessories and the "Simmons Liver Regulator" patent medicine - **"Kissed Another Man's Wife"**: A social commentary cartoon about infidelity - **"Gaining Headway"**: A brief joke about fashionable dress The advertisements themselves reflect 1890s consumer culture, promoting products like Dr. Pierce's Pellets and Johann Hoff's Malt Extract—typical patent medicine marketing of the era. The page demonstrates how satirical magazines monetized through advertising.