The Wasp — 1881 — page 86: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is **primarily advertising**, not satire or editorial content. It contains numerous San Francisco business advertisements from what appears to be the late 19th century, including: - Furniture and bedding dealers - A homeopathic pharmacy - Fur wholesalers - A sugar refinery - Hotels - Champagne distributors - Various retail merchants The only illustration with potential satirical content is the **"Arriving Naked" ham advertisement** showing a pig's head with "White Star Sugar Cured Hams" branding. The title's wordplay—pigs arriving "naked" (skinned)—is a mild joke about meat processing, not political satire. This appears to be a **standard advertising page** rather than editorial satirical content typical of The Wasp magazine's political cartooning.