The Wasp — 1878 — page 230: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is primarily an **advertising page** from *The Illustrated Wasp*, a San Francisco satirical publication. The page contains no political cartoons or satirical content. Instead, it features **period business advertisements** for San Francisco merchants, including: - **C. Herrmann** (hats) - **S.B. Wattson & Co.** (cigars and tobacco) - **Sundlach & Co.** (wines and brandy) - **J. Levy** (fine wines and liquors) The left column contains local service advertisements (book binders, corn/bunion treatments, a youth employment bureau). The decorative illustrations accompanying each advertisement are standard commercial artwork typical of 19th-century marketing—not satirical commentary. This page primarily served the publication's revenue function rather than editorial purpose.