The Wasp — 1888 — page 337: what you’re looking at

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This page features a satirical dialogue story "Mr. and Mrs. Bowser" about theater etiquette, alongside a cartoon titled "A Cork Colloquy" showing a woman's face labeled "Napa Sopa?" The cartoon appears to be advertising or satirizing cork products, likely soda bottles or similar beverages from the Napa region. The accompanying poem beneath discusses various types of corks—champagne corks, wine corks, and soda corks—in a humorous fashion, comparing their qualities and origins (French, English, Irish). The joke seems to mock the pretensions of different cork types and their uses, possibly satirizing class distinctions or the marketing of consumer goods. The woman's questioning expression ("Napa Sopa?") suggests bewilderment at or skepticism toward the product being promoted.