The Wasp — 1896 — page 485: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and notices**, not political satire. The main cartoon shows an elegantly dressed couple—a woman in an elaborate dress with a high collar and the man in formal attire. The caption "SHE LIKED IT" accompanies brief text about a newlywed couple where the husband mentions his wife calls him "an old bear" because he hugs her excessively. The joke is domestic and flirtatious rather than political: it plays on the tension between the wife's mock complaint and her actual enjoyment of his affection. The remaining content consists entirely of commercial advertisements for tobacco, steamships, camping excursions, and mining stock notices—typical of *The Wasp*'s revenue model rather than its satirical mission.