The Wasp — 1896 — page 126: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and editorial content** rather than political satire. The left column features a personal essay titled "Got a Baby Boy Now," where the author describes how quitting tobacco improved his health and happiness. It's a testimonial piece promoting tobacco cessation. The center contains a music review by A. Sharp discussing Mr. C.T. Wendell's operatic performance—standard arts criticism. The right side consists entirely of **medical advertisements** for products like "Electropoise" (an oxygen cure), catarrh cream, deafness treatments, and various patent medicines—typical of period advertising making dubious health claims. There is **no political cartoon or satire visible** on this page. It represents The Wasp's mixed content model of light editorial matter and commercial advertising.