The Wasp — 1879 — page 132: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising**, not satirical cartoons. It contains commercial advertisements from San Francisco businesses circa 1878, including: - C. Herfmann (shipping/travel services) - S.B. Wattson & Co. (cigars and tobacco) - Gundlach & Co. (wines and brandies) - J&Co (fine wines and liquors) There are decorative Victorian-era illustrations accompanying these ads—featuring anthropomorphized figures, cherubs, and ornamental designs typical of period advertising—but these are commercial artwork rather than political satire. The page also lists legitimate business directories and notices, including B.S. Burns as agent for *The Illustrated Wasp* in Sacramento. No political commentary or satirical content is visible on this particular page.