The Wasp — 1879 — page 309: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is primarily a masthead and publication information page rather than a satirical cartoon page. The prominent image shows The Wasp's logo—an ornate circular seal featuring the magazine's name and decorative figures. The page displays subscription rates (35 cents monthly), publication details (published Saturdays at 602 California St., San Francisco), and distribution information. It notes authorized traveling agents Sohnerke and Phillips. The text includes a brief editorial commentary on Berlin's "red ribbon" process for geographic accuracy, and mentions a Democratic country paper called the Napa *Reporter*. Without visible political cartoons on this particular page, the satirical content is minimal—this functions as an administrative/business page for the magazine itself.