The Wasp — 1888 — page 357: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **literature review and advertising**, not political satire. The main content discusses Bancroft's historical works on California, praising his comprehensive portrayal of early Californians and their customs. The text notes his detailed treatment of Indigenous peoples, Spanish colonization, and the Gold Rush era. The **single illustration** is a domestic humor cartoon showing a woman scolding a man who has apparently broken her perfume bottle (Lundborg's Edenia). The caption reads: "Careful, Lion! If you b'eak mamma's EDENIA bottle mamma will never forgive 'on, NEVER!" This is **not political satire**—it's comedic advertising using a domestic squabble scenario to promote Lundborg's perfume cologne, sold by Young, Ladd & Coffin in New York.