The Wasp — 1895 — page 924: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **literary content and advertising** rather than political satire. The main feature is "A Cool Calculation," a short story about Stewart and Teddie Vane discussing romantic entanglements and dinner plans. A portrait illustration of "Nabel Manchester" accompanies the narrative. Below is "The First," another story excerpt featuring characters Mrs. Perkins and Jonathan Perkins in domestic dialogue. The right side contains **commercial advertisements** for products like Boker's Bitters, a Cash Register, Adams' Pepsin Chewing Gum, and Tutti-Frutti Gum—typical of late 19th/early 20th-century magazines. No clear political cartoons or satirical commentary targeting specific figures or events appears on this page.