The Wasp — January 10, 1880 — page 16: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising content** from The Wasp magazine (page 399). It contains multiple commercial advertisements rather than political cartoons or satire. The main ads include: - **H.T. Helmbold's Compound Fluid Extract Buchu** — a patent medicine claiming to cure bladder and kidney diseases, sold for $1.00 per bottle - **Chicago Brewery** advertisement - **August Wolff Book Binder** services - **Patent Covers for Filing the Wasp** (the magazine itself) - **Gundlach's Celebrated Sauterne** wine advertisement - A **fine wines and liquors dealer** from San Francisco There are small illustrative vignettes accompanying some ads (showing before/after scenarios), but **no political cartoons or satire** appear on this page. This represents typical late 19th-century magazine advertising mixed with editorial content.