The Wasp — 1879 — page 102: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising** for various San Francisco businesses (1878), interspersed with some editorial content. The top advertisement shows **Cheerman & Co.**, a hat vendor, depicted with figures examining hats—a typical commercial illustration. Below are ads for **S.D. Wattson & Co.** (cigars and tobacco), **Undlacig & Co.** (California wine and brandy whiskey), and **J.J. Levy** (fine wines and liquors). The left column contains service advertisements: book binding, a medical treatment for corns and bunions (with before/after illustrations), and an agent listing for *The Illustrated Wasp* itself. There is **no political cartoon or satire** visible on this page—it functions as a commercial directory and advertising section typical of 19th-century publications, showing how magazines subsidized operations through paid notices.