The Wasp — 1891 — page 247: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising** rather than editorial content or satirical cartoons. It contains business advertisements for San Francisco-area companies from what appears to be the late 19th century, including banks, machinery works, cocoa products, and entertainment venues. The only illustrated content is promotional artwork for "Sells Bros' Enormous Millionaire United Shows"—a circus advertisement featuring animals and performers. Below this is another circus ad for "Cyrene: The Great" (a Spanish dancer) and references to a "Giant Hippodraticum" and various circus acts. These are commercial announcements rather than political satire. Without editorial cartoons visible, this page demonstrates how *The Wasp* generated revenue through paid advertisements alongside its satirical content.