The Wasp — 1891 — page 123: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and notices** rather than editorial satire. It contains: - Bank and business announcements (Wells Fargo, First National Bank, Williams Dimond & Co.) - Patent medicine advertisements (Ayer's Ague Cure, a malaria treatment; Epps's Cocoa; a "cure" for epileptic fits) - Machinery and industrial equipment ads - Beverage advertisements (Bartlett Spring mineral water) The only satirical content appears to be brief humorous dialogues in the center ("At the Art Exhibit," "Consoling," "Will Like Him," "She Looked Killing," and "5 Cents! 5 Cents!") featuring short comedic exchanges about courtship, appearances, and commerce—typical period humor. The page reflects late 19th-century San Francisco commercial culture and the prevalence of dubious medical claims in advertising.