The Wasp — 1879 — page 37: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is **primarily advertising**, not satirical content. It contains business advertisements from 1890s San Francisco, including: - Meat markets and food suppliers - A lithograph press company - A savings and loan society - A carriage factory - Music box retailers - A dentist The one illustrated element is a **ornate business card or advertisement** for "J. Sorbell Bros. Lithographers" featuring decorative script lettering and identifying them as "Steam Press & Printers" at Fifth & Bryant Streets, San Francisco. There are **no political cartoons or satirical commentary visible** on this page. The Wasp magazine's editorial content appears elsewhere; this is a commercial advertisements section typical of period publications that relied on advertising revenue.