The Wasp — 1895 — page 122: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It features multiple medical product advertisements typical of late 19th/early 20th-century American publications. The ads promote dubious remedies: Scott's Emulsion (cod-liver oil), Damiana Bitters, Dr. Parker's Cough Cure, Ansy Pills, Sheldon's Cough Remedy, and Golden Sceptre cigars. One small dialogue cartoon titled "Quite a Different Matter" depicts a domestic exchange about darkening one's "parlors" (hair)—likely satirizing vanity and marriage dynamics. The page also includes legitimate medical notices and a dressmaking business advertisement. **Historical note**: These products reflect an era of unregulated patent medicines making unsubstantiated health claims—a practice *The Wasp* elsewhere criticized, though this page simply hosts the advertisements themselves.