The Wasp — 1879 — page 178: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It contains commercial advertisements for San Francisco businesses from 1878, including: - **Cherermann & Co.** (hats and clothing at 336 Kearny Street) - **S.B. Wattson & Co.** (cigars and tobacco wholesaler) - **Gundlach & Co.** (California wines and brandy) - **J.P.** (fine wines and liquors dealer) There are also notices for local services: a railroad schedule, a chiropodist advertising corn/bunion treatments, book binding services, and a "Dog Training" business. The ornate illustrated advertisements feature typical Victorian-era decorative engravings with allegorical figures. No political cartoon or satire appears on this page—it's a standard issue filled with classified ads and business notices targeting San Francisco readers.