Puck — January 16, 1878 — page 3: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Puck Magazine Page Analysis This page contains three distinct pieces: 1. **"Sworn Off"** — A New Year's poem about someone renouncing drinking, following the traditional New Year's resolution theme. 2. **"Fitznoodle in America"** — A satirical sketch about an Englishman visiting Washington, D.C. The humor centers on American pretensions: he observes grand government buildings but finds them architecturally derivative and culturally immature. The piece mocks both American boasting about its institutions and British snobbery toward American civilization. 3. **"Answers for the Anxious"** — An advice column addressing reader inquiries on various domestic and social matters. The page primarily features literary satire rather than visual political cartoons, typical of Puck's mixed-content format during this period.