The Wasp — 1878 — page 246: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It contains commercial advertisements from San Francisco businesses circa 1880s-1890s, arranged around the page margins. The ads include: - **D. Hicks & Co.** (book binders) - **C. Hiedemann** (hat seller) - **S.B. Wattson & Co.** (cigars and tobacco) - **Undlacher & Co.** (wines, brandies, whiskey) - **J. Perrazza** (wine and liquor dealer) Each advertisement features decorative Victorian-era illustrations with figures engaged in various activities (hat-shopping, drinking, socializing). There is **no apparent political cartoon or satire** on this page—it functions as a revenue-generating advertising section of the magazine rather than editorial content. The humorous illustrations are commercial in nature, not commentary.