The Wasp — 1890 — page 412: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is predominantly **advertising and advice columns** rather than political satire. The visible content includes: - **"Panorama" section**: A detailed illustration of the Gettysburg Battle of Museum at Market & 10th Streets, San Francisco — appearing to be a tourist attraction advertisement. - **"Was She Pretty?"** column: A humorous workplace exchange where Mr. Youngfellow seeks a typist position and mentions his sister, prompting Mr. Oldmoy to ask for her photograph, implying judgment of women's appearance as hiring criteria. - Multiple **commercial advertisements**: S.F. & North Pacific Railroad schedules, Southern Pacific Company train times, Ayer's Sarsaparilla patent medicine, Epps's Cocoa, and Liebig Company's Extract of Beef. - Various **practical advice columns** on domestic topics. The page reflects late-19th-century concerns about workplace propriety and advertising conventions of the era.