The Wasp — 1888 — page 40: what you’re looking at

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This page contains three distinct elements: **Top section**: A poem titled "Thrift and Humor" discussing foreign travel and homesickness, illustrated with a small woodcut of what appears to be a gravestone or memorial. **Middle section**: "The Red-Headed Baby," a sentimental poem celebrating an infant with red hair and rosy cheeks, contrasting the baby's innocence with darker human temptations. **Right side**: Multiple advertisements, including one for Schramsberg Wines (emphasizing pure grape juice and age-stored quality) and Sherwood & Sherwood wine merchants at 212 Market Street, warning against counterfeit bottles and unauthorized agents. The page appears primarily devoted to poetry and advertising rather than political satire or editorial cartoons.