The Wasp — 1881 — page 246: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising**, not editorial or satirical content. It features various San Francisco businesses from the late 19th/early 20th century, including: - Insurance companies (Connecticut Fire Insurance) - Wine and alcohol merchants - A sugar refinery - Hotels and restaurants - Tobacco shops - Patent medicines (African Stomach Bitters, Pepsin Wine) The advertisements themselves reflect the era's commercial landscape and accepted practices—notably the prominent promotion of medicinal tonics and alcohol-based "bitters" as health remedies, which would later be restricted by regulation. There are **no identifiable political cartoons or satirical commentary** visible on this particular page. The only visual elements are decorative trade marks and product illustrations typical of period advertising design.