The Wasp — 1893 — page 380: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is **primarily advertising**, not satire or political commentary. The left side displays photographs of the Hotel del Monte in Monterey, California, advertising it as "THE QUEEN OF SUMMER RESORTS" for the 1893 season, emphasizing "elegant accommodations at reasonable prices." The right side contains a directory of San Francisco hotels, restaurants, and businesses—including Campi's Pioneer Italian Restaurant, Nevada Restaurant, various hotels, and Poodle Dog Restaurant. At the bottom are advertisements for local services: printing (Brant Printing), restaurant/bakery (Page & Falch's), and the Mt. Vernon Company of Baltimore. **No political cartoons or satire appear on this page.** It functions as a commercial directory and advertisement section typical of late-19th-century magazine layouts.