The Wasp — December 20, 1879 — page 14: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is primarily an **advertising page** from The Wasp's Christmas supplement, not a satirical cartoon issue. The page contains numerous San Francisco business advertisements arranged around decorative illustrations. The two prominent illustrated faces appear to be **generic character types** rather than specific political figures: one showing a bearded man labeled "OH AH! MULLER" (advertising an optician), and another showing a woman's face (for "The Fountain" restaurant). These are standard commercial imagery of the era. The page also advertises entertainment venues, restaurants, bakeries, and optical services typical of 1880s San Francisco. The "Egyptian Mystery" theatrical entertainment and Vienna Ladies Orchestra performances represent popular entertainment of the period. **No identifiable political satire is present** on this page—it functions as a commercial supplement rather than editorial commentary.