The Wasp — 1881 — page 66: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising**, not satirical content. It contains business advertisements for various San Francisco establishments circa late 1800s, including: - Furniture and bedding dealers - A homeopathic pharmacy - Fur wholesalers - A sugar refinery - A hotel - Champagne and cutlery merchants The only illustration is a **product advertisement** for "Arriving Naked" sugar-cured hams, featuring a large ham with a star trademark label. This is a straightforward commercial advertisement, not political satire. The page demonstrates that *The Wasp*, while known for satirical content, also relied heavily on paid advertising to fund operations—a common practice for 19th-century magazines.