The Wasp — 1877 — page 147: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **editorial text and advertisements**, not political cartoons. The left column contains an article titled "THE ASSASSINATION MANIA," discussing newspaper calls for extrajudicial killing of "ruffians" and arguing for proper legal proceedings rather than vigilante justice. It references a specific incident involving "Gar" and critiques those advocating violence against working-class criminals. The right side features **patent medicine advertisements** for opium, morphine, and other substances—typical 19th-century newspaper content. One ad by S.T. Pearce in San Francisco promotes a purported cure-all remedy. The middle section lists "Distinguished American Inventors" with biographical details about figures like Benjamin Franklin and Eli Whitney. **No political cartoons appear on this page**—it's primarily text-based editorial and advertising content from 1877.