The Wasp — 1888 — page 15: what you’re looking at

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This page contains three distinct sections: **"An Interview"** (left column): A humorous dialect conversation between a train passenger and a young boy from Buffalo. The boy boasts about his family's wealth and connections, name-dropping "Cap'n Jack Sloan" and claiming his cousin makes $10 weekly walking around the city. The satire mocks rural pretension and exaggerated boasting about modest means. **"Didn't Dictate"** (right column): A short anecdote about a tourist at a log cabin offering a lean steer money to eat. The humor derives from class differences and the rural character's pride/refusal. **Bottom section**: An advertisement for Lundborg's Perfume Edenia, warning mothers not to forget the product. The page reflects late-19th-century American humor targeting rural dialect, class aspirations, and regional stereotypes.