The Wasp — 1892 — page 260: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is **primarily advertising**, not satire or political commentary. The left side features photographs of the Hotel del Monte in Monterey, California, promoting it as "The Queen of Summer Resorts" with "Elegant Accommodations at Reasonable Rates." The hotel's manager, Geo. Schonewald, invites inquiries. The right side contains a directory of hotels and restaurants across California and the Pacific Coast—San Francisco, San Jose, San Diego, Los Angeles, and other cities. These are straightforward business listings. There is **no political cartoon or satirical content visible** on this page. The Wasp magazine's masthead appears at the top, but the actual page content serves as a commercial directory, typical of publications from this era that offset costs through advertising revenue.