The Wasp — 1888 — page 175: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains three separate short stories with accompanying illustrations, rather than political cartoons. The content includes: 1. **"Why He Was a Hard-Shell Baptist"** - A humorous anecdote about a man who shelters in a cabin and adopts the Baptist faith after the occupant helps him. 2. **"Why She Was Still a Widow"** - A satirical piece about a widow from the East who rejects suitors in a Western town, finding them too crude and rough. 3. **"A Fatal Delay"** - A brief romantic tragedy about miscommunication between lovers. The page also features a substantial **Lundborg's Perfume advertisement** at the bottom. Rather than political satire, this represents The Wasp's humor magazine format: lighthearted domestic and social comedy targeting general audiences, with commercial advertising integrated throughout.