The Wasp — 1888 — page 115: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains three separate humorous anecdotes rather than political cartoons: 1. **"The Funniest Thing"** - A dialogue joke about a horse car incident where someone recounts a supposedly hilarious story that turns out anticlimactic. 2. **"Another's Slipper"** - A sentimental narrative about a poor mother's cherished old slipper, reflecting Victorian-era domestic sentimentality. 3. **"Enterprise Mighty Nigh Allus Wins"** - A story where Eastern capitalists attempt to hang a man in Alabama, but are stopped when the woman involved points out they need legal authorization. The satire targets both Southern frontier violence and capitalist presumption of authority. The remaining content includes advertisements and miscellaneous notices about bees, journalism, and business matters. This appears to be a typical Wasp issue mixing social satire with practical advertisements for its era.