The Wasp — 1876 — page 135: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains several advice columns and satirical articles rather than political cartoons. The visible content includes: **"The Kind of a Woman to Choose as a Wife"** - satirical marriage advice cautioning men against marrying women solely for beauty or wealth, emphasizing character and intelligence. **"How Women Should Dress"** - guidance on modest, practical clothing for women, mocking excessive fashion. **"Fat Murphy's Dilemma"** - a humorous anecdote about a man named Patrick Murphy seeking a clerkship position, apparently satirizing patronage politics and Irish immigrant employment struggles. The page appears to be primarily textual satire rather than visual cartoons, using period-appropriate humor to comment on social issues like gender roles, fashion, and political corruption in 1870s America.