The Wasp — 1888 — page 361: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and literary content** rather than political cartoons. The left column contains poetry titled "Society's Crime" (credited to Harriet Gilman Smith) and "The West and East," both narrative poems about social inequality and hardship. The right side features **commercial advertisements**: silk ribbon giveaways for ladies, Burke's Stout beer (with "Beware of Imitations"), and clothing retailers like Fratinger's and Sherwood & Sherwood. The small advice columns at bottom appear to be humorous reader responses to questions about marriage and employment—typical satirical filler content. **No significant political satire or caricature is visible** on this particular page. It represents The Wasp's mixed content model of poetry, humor, and advertising.