The Wasp — 1879 — page 388: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and business notices** rather than political satire. It contains: **Main advertisements:** - K. Meusdorffer's hat shop opening - W.E. Lane's patented sewer trap (with illustration showing the device's mechanism) - Antisell pianos - Gundlach's famous Gmedel American sparkling wines **Supporting notices:** - Various San Francisco businesses (music stores, breweries, coal dealers) - Notices about the Illustrated Wasp publication itself **The only satirical content** appears to be a small two-panel cartoon in the middle-right showing treatment for corns and bunions, captioned "BEFORE" and "AFTER," advertising Feistel & Gerard's chiropody services. The page functions primarily as a commercial directory for 1870s San Francisco rather than as political commentary.