The Wasp — 1881 — page 23: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and business notices** rather than political satire. The main content includes: - **Joe Poheim, "The Tailor"** offering custom tailoring services - **Crosett & Co. Employment Office** advertising job placement - **Various San Francisco businesses**: Muller's Optical Depot, Brazilian Pebbles eyewear, a saw manufacturing company, and hat retailers The only illustrated content appears to be **C. Herrmann & Co.'s hat advertisement** at the bottom, featuring Victorian-era figures in fashionable dress—this is straightforward commercial promotion, not satire. The lengthy article on "Appetite and Hunger" is serious editorial content about physiology and eating habits, without apparent satirical intent. **This page does not contain political cartoons or satire**—it's a commercial section from *The Wasp* magazine, likely from the 1880s-1890s based on typography and business styles.