The Wasp — 1878 — page 164: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. It contains commercial notices for San Francisco Bay Area businesses from what appears to be a late 19th-century issue of *The Wasp*. The advertisements include: - **Nicoll, the Tailor** (New York branch) promoting fast custom clothing - **P. Kelly's Prize Boot Maker**, featuring a patent boot design - **French Savings and Loan Society** - **W. Schehr, Fashionable Tailor** - **Albany Cylinder Oil** for engines - **K. Hoe & Co's** printing equipment - **Tatum & Bowen** (business unclear from visible text) The only illustration of note is a pair of patterned pants on the left and a small engraved vignette showing tailoring work. There is no apparent political cartoon or satirical content on this page—it functions as a classified advertising section.