The Wasp — 1879 — page 164: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It contains commercial notices for San Francisco businesses from 1878, including: - Railroad schedules (San Francisco and North Pacific R.R.) - **G. Heermann & Co.** (hats and furnishings) - **S.B. Wattson & Co.** (cigars and tobacco) - **Sundlach & Co.** (wines and brandy) - **J.G. Blakesley** (wines and liquors) - Various service providers (book binders, dog trainers, youths' bureau) The illustrations are decorative Victorian-era engravings accompanying commercial announcements rather than satirical commentary. The "Corns, Bunions, Ingrowing" section advertises medical treatments by Feistel & Gerard. This represents the magazine's revenue model: advertising subsidized satirical content.