The Wasp — 1896 — page 495: what you’re looking at

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This page contains **"The Old Maid's Diary"** — a satirical column featuring Miss Twiggs discussing woman suffrage and politics. The accompanying caricatures mock her as a shrill, angry suffragist. The text presents her arguments for voting rights through exaggerated, unflattering dialogue designed to ridicule the suffrage movement itself. The cartoon shows Miss Twiggs as an unpleasant, combative woman complaining about mistreatment by men and politicians. The satire's message is clear: suffragists are portrayed as bitter, unreasonable complainers rather than advocates for legitimate rights. The page also includes a portrait of **Jos. Rothschild**, labeled as "the well known lawyer" associated with Democratic politics. The remainder consists of liquor and patent medicine advertisements, standard for the era.