The Wasp — August 16, 1879 — page 15: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising content**, not satirical cartoons. It contains commercial advertisements for: - **Helmhold's Buchu** (a patent medicine claiming to cure bladder and kidney diseases) - **Nicoll, the Tailor** (a San Francisco clothier advertising suits, pants, and coats with prices) - **Cherrmann** (a hat shop in San Francisco) - **S.B. Wattson & Co.** (a wholesale cigar and tobacco dealer) The page includes product illustrations and pricing information typical of 19th-century magazine advertising. While *The Wasp* was known for satire, this particular page serves as revenue-generating advertising rather than political or social commentary. The small decorative illustrations accompanying the ads are commercial graphics rather than satirical cartoons.