The Wasp — 1879 — page 69: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is **primarily advertising**, not a satirical cartoon. It contains approximately 20 business advertisements from San Francisco and New York, including: - Wright's Market (meats) - R. Hoe & Co. (printing presses) - Baldwin's Arcade Market and Hibernia Brewery - M.J. Paillard & Co. (music boxes) - Sullivan, Kelly & Co. (paints and supplies) - Chicago Brewery - A. Schroeffer (architect) There is one decorative business card/logo for "S. Boreel Bros. Lithographers" featuring ornate script lettering. No political cartoons or satirical content are visible. The page demonstrates how 19th-century magazines funded operations through classified and display advertising rather than relying solely on editorial content.