The Wasp — December 13, 1879 — page 16: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising**, not editorial content or satire. It consists of patent medicine and commercial advertisements typical of late 19th-century American magazines. The main advertisements include: - **H.T. Helmbold's Buchu**: A patent medicine claiming to cure bladder, kidney, and various other diseases—common fraudulent remedies of the era - **Chicago Brewery** and book binding services - **Gundlach's Famous American Table Wines** from San Francisco The only illustration with potential satirical intent appears to be a small upper-right panel about skin treatments (corns, bunions, warts), but it lacks clear political meaning. The page demonstrates how *The Wasp* funded itself through advertisements for dubious health products rather than through serious satire or journalism.