The Wasp — 1893 — page 496: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. It contains commercial advertisements for San Francisco businesses including: - Hotel Pleasanton - Dr. Bazan's medical baths - Dixon's Fine Hats - J. Porcher's hats and caps - San Francisco Laundry - Various patent medicines (Ely's Cream Balm, Hay-Fever Cure, Dr. Parker's Cough Cure) - Financial institutions (Wells Fargo & Co's Bank, California Safe Deposit and Trust Co., Pacific Surety Company) The only clearly satirical content is a brief dialogue titled **"He Fears Ambrose,"** a humorous exchange about a girl named Milabocker who wore English eels. The joke's specific reference is unclear from this context alone. The page reflects typical late 19th-century magazine format: advertisements subsidizing editorial content.