The Wasp — 1879 — page 681: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is **primarily advertisements** rather than satirical content. The visible advertisements include: - Brook & Kneass (milk can makers, San Francisco) - Kingsford's Oswego Starch - Baja California Damiana Bitters (with an eagle illustration) - Albany Cylinder Oil and related lubricating products - Tatum & Bowen (Market Street, San Francisco) - C. Herrmann's hat shop (396 Kearny Street, San Francisco) The left column contains brief humorous anecdotes and witticisms typical of *The Wasp's* filler content, but these are not political cartoons. The page reflects late-19th-century San Francisco commercial life, with local business advertisements dominating the layout.