The Wasp — 1879 — page 70: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising content** rather than satirical cartooning. It contains numerous San Francisco business advertisements from 1878, including: - Railroad schedules (San Francisco and North Pacific R.R.) - Hat merchant ("Ghiermermann") - Cigar and tobacco wholesalers (S.B. Wattson & Co.) - Wine and liquor dealers (Gundlach Co., a fine wines merchant) - Book binding services (D. Hicks & Co.) - Medical treatments for corns and bunions The decorative illustrations accompanying these ads feature generic Victorian-era imagery—well-dressed figures, cherubs, and ornamental flourishes typical of period commercial design. There is no identifiable political satire or social commentary visible on this particular page; it represents The Wasp's revenue model through paid advertisements.