The Wasp — 1893 — page 420: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and directory content**, not satire or political commentary. The left side features photographs of Hotel Del Monte in Monterey, California—a luxury resort advertising itself as "The Queen of Summer Resorts" for the 1893 season. The images show the hotel's elegant Victorian architecture and grounds. The right side contains a directory listing San Francisco's "Best Hotels and Watering Places," with detailed advertisements for various establishments offering dining, lodging, and entertainment services. There are no political cartoons or satirical commentary visible. The page demonstrates how 19th-century satirical publications like *The Wasp* supplemented editorial content with substantial paid advertising to fund operations—a common magazine business model of the era.