The Wasp — 1878 — page 101: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising content** rather than political satire. It contains various San Francisco business advertisements from the 1870s, including: - **Bethesda Mineral Spring Water** (claiming to cure kidney disease) - **Garden hose** and plumbing supplies - **Humboldt Brewery** - **Opera glasses** at Miller's Optical Depot - **Patent covers** for filing the Wasp magazine itself The page also includes **railroad excursion information** and back issue sales notices for The Wasp. Two portrait engravings appear—a woman and a bearded man—but lack identifying context on this page. The overall content reflects typical 19th-century periodical revenue strategies through paid advertisements rather than satirical commentary.