The Wasp — 1878 — page 245: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is primarily an **advertising page** from *The Illustrated Wasp* (October 1878), not a satirical cartoon page. The advertisements include: - **Hibernia Brewery** (M. Nunan, proprietor) - **Sullivan, Kelly & Co.** (paint and glass suppliers) - **Humboldt Brewery** (Noethig & Turk) - **Miller's Optical Depot** (opera glasses) - **Stock Exchange** rules and margins information - Various San Francisco businesses and services The only illustrated elements are decorative commercial woodcuts and two portrait sketches (a woman and bearded man) advertising Miller's optical business and a leading optician. The page demonstrates how 19th-century satirical magazines supported themselves through paid advertisements rather than relying solely on editorial content.