The Wasp — 1877 — page 312: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains three distinct articles with no visible political cartoons: 1. **"Save the Boys"** — A lengthy essay criticizing the practice of apprenticing poor or unemployed young men to trades without proper preparation, arguing this creates unskilled workers. The author advocates for educational opportunities instead. 2. **"The Workingman's Safe Depository"** — A commentary on Philadelphia's "Home and Loan Associations," which the author presents as exploitative financial schemes that burden workers with debt rather than building genuine savings capacity. 3. **"News for Housekeepers"** and **"Have You Seen the 'Louver'?"** — Brief advertisements for kitchen equipment and furnishings. The page is primarily opinion journalism addressing labor conditions and financial exploitation of working-class Americans during the post-Civil War period.