The Wasp — 1896 — page 867: what you’re looking at

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This page contains three distinct sections: **"Round and About"** (top left): A satirical article about Fitzsimmons, a boxer, praising his "peaceableness" while ironically describing his fighting prowess. The accompanying caricature shows a man in period dress, likely meant to mock Fitzsimmons' public image versus his violent profession. **"The Sound Money Demonstration"** (center-right): Political commentary on a San Francisco parade advocating sound money policy. The article mockingly criticizes the "anarchists" and "traitors" opposing sound currency, while praising patriotic "Sound Money" advocates—reflecting late-19th-century monetary debate dividing progressives from conservatives. **"The Czar's Ancestral Tree"** (bottom): A genealogical chart of Russian royal lineage, likely satirizing Russian autocracy and imperial pretensions. The page reflects Gilded Age American concerns: boxing spectacle, monetary policy disputes, and skepticism toward foreign monarchies.