The Wasp — 1896 — page 561: what you’re looking at

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This page contains multiple satirical pieces rather than a single cartoon. Key content includes: **"A Welcome Slander"** (bottom illustration): Shows two figures in what appears to be a domestic dispute about marriage and money. The caption indicates a man telling a woman he married her for her money, not love—she responds by saying she doesn't want people thinking she's a fool. This satirizes mercenary marriages and social hypocrisy about romantic motives. **Various short political/social commentary pieces** above address topics including property ordinances, commercial travel regulations, and women's rights debates. One piece mocks idealism versus realism in discussions of "the new woman." The overall tone reflects late 19th/early 20th-century American satirical magazine style, critiquing urban politics, gender relations, and social pretense through brief, acerbic observations and illustrations.