The Wasp — 1895 — page 389: what you’re looking at

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This page contains three distinct sections: 1. **"Round and About"** - A humorous column featuring anecdotes about plumbers, a Colonel Kowalsky trial, and stories about Jim Corbett and Peter Jackson (apparently prominent boxers). 2. **"What Legislation Means"** - A poem satirizing women's legislative concerns, depicted through an illustration of a woman's face. The poem mocks female voters' priorities, suggesting women legislators focus on trivial domestic matters rather than serious governance. 3. **Royal Baking Powder Advertisement** - A full-page commercial at bottom. The satire targets women's suffrage/political participation, ridiculing the idea that women voters would prioritize household concerns over substantive policy. This reflects anti-suffrage sentiment common in early 20th-century American satire magazines.