The Wasp — 1876 — page 198: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains multiple sections rather than a single cartoon. The main illustrated content shows **Dr. Arthur Gentil & Co.**, a medical advertisement featuring two figures (appearing to be a doctor and patient) with decorative Victorian styling. The political content focuses on **"The Silver Question"** — a major 1876 debate about monetary policy. The text interviews Col. H.S. Fitch regarding whether silver should be legal tender. The discussion addresses whether the government can create legal tender status for silver at arbitrary values like $10 per ounce, exploring constitutional and financial constraints on currency creation. The page also includes a section on **Prussian Crown Princes**, discussing royal family matters. The overall tone is satirical commentary on contemporary economic and political debates of the Reconstruction era.