The Wasp — 1888 — page 160: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains primarily **humor and anecdotes** rather than political cartoons. The left column features illustrated vignettes with social humor: a story about a boy roller-skating into trouble, a mother correcting her fashionable daughter's slang, and anecdotes about courtship and marriage. The right side displays **advertisements** for period remedies and products, including "The King of Consumption" (a cure for asthma and respiratory diseases) and James Vick's seed catalog. One anecdote ("An Accommodating Texan") satirizes regional character stereotypes—depicting a crude Texan who resorts to violence when a janitor won't ring a bell. This reflects late-19th-century American mockery of Southwestern frontier culture as uncivilized. The page is primarily **entertainment and commerce** rather than political satire.