The Wasp — 1879 — page 712: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is predominantly **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. It features commercial notices for San Francisco businesses circa 1879, including: - Oregon Kidney Tea (a patent medicine claiming to cure kidney and bladder troubles) - Truman S. Clark's wire mattresses and iron bedsteads - California Gloves by William Shires - Costumes for theatrical use by Jahn & Foster - A sewing machine by J.W. Evans - Pianos at B. Curtaz - Palmer's clothing store The only non-advertisement content is brief commentary on fashion and flirtation. No political figures, cartoons, or satirical commentary appear on this page. It represents typical late-19th-century magazine filler combining editorial puff pieces with paid advertisements.