The Wasp — 1878 — page 20: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is primarily an **advertising and announcements page** from *The Illustrated Wasp* (page 365), not a political cartoon page. It contains theater listings, patent medicine advertisements, and subscription information for the magazine itself. The notable content includes: - **Theater advertisements** for "Around the Clock," "The Black Crook," and "Mazeppa" - **Dr. Steinhart's "Essence of Life"** — a patent medicine promising cures for spermatorrhea and "nervous debility" (a common 19th-century quack remedy) - **Dr. Salfield's "Rejuvenator"** — another dubious remedy claiming to restore vigor and cure kidney/bladder complaints - A small illustration at bottom showing a corn/bunion treatment "before and after" This reflects the era's **medical fraud and pseudoscience** marketed through magazines, targeting male sexual anxiety and general health concerns with unproven tonics.