The Wasp — 1881 — page 102: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and entertainment listings** from *The Wasp*, a San Francisco publication. The content includes: - Theater advertisements for local venues (Bush Street Theatre, Baldwin Theatre, Standard Theatre, Adelphi Theatre) listing current productions - Notices for various entertainment acts and performers - Commercial advertisements for products like "Compound Oxygen," spectacles, oysters, and wine **Notable content**: An advertisement for "Pepsin Wine Bitters" claims medicinal benefits. A section titled "Beware of Frauds!" warns readers about fraudulent spectacle sellers, suggesting widespread consumer concern about optical fraud. The page lacks traditional political cartoons. Instead, it reflects late 19th-century San Francisco's commercial entertainment culture and contemporary anxieties about consumer deception in the medical/optical industries.