The Wasp — 1888 — page 51: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains primarily **text-based humor columns and anecdotes** rather than illustrations. The content includes: 1. **"Bound to Sell a Dog"** — A narrative joke about a man trying to sell a dog with cropped ears, claiming various dubious qualities to potential buyers. 2. **"Imported, You Know"** — A satirical poem mocking Anglo-American pretension, suggesting wealthy Americans and British people waste money on imported luxuries while ordinary goods are devalued. 3. Various **short anecdotes** about dog trading, tariffs, and social absurdities. The satire targets **class pretension, consumer gullibility, and transatlantic snobbery**. The "imported" theme suggests The Wasp criticized Americans who valued foreign goods over domestic products—a common late-19th-century satirical subject reflecting debates over American identity and trade.