The Wasp — April 17, 1880 — page 16: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is primarily an **advertising page** from *The Wasp* magazine (page 623), not a political cartoon or satire. The page is dominated by advertisements for patent medicines and commercial services typical of the era: - **H.T. Helmbold's Compound Fluid Extract Buchu**: A pharmaceutical remedy claiming to cure bladder and kidney diseases - **Chicago Brewery**: Beer advertisement - **August Wolff Book Binder**: Bookbinding services - **Patent covers for filing**: Office supplies - **F. Hertel & Geraid**: Medical services from Paris - **Photo-lithography and photo-engraving**: Printing services - **Herz Brothers**: Wine and liquor merchant in San Francisco The only illustration is a decorative Victorian-era engraving for the wine merchant. This represents typical *Wasp* revenue—advertisements for dubious patent medicines were common in 19th-century publications.