The Wasp — 1888 — page 95: what you’re looking at

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This page contains three distinct sections: **"Our Pictures"** (left column): A satirical commentary on recent crimes, particularly robberies and murders in San Francisco. The piece critiques ineffective police response to "garotters" (robbers who strangle victims), questioning whether police or "garottes" will ultimately conquer the city's crime problem. **"Husband and Heathen"** (center): A humorous poem contrasting an indigenous person's simple life with a married man's domestic complaints, using ironic comparisons to suggest marriage is worse than "heathen" existence. **"The Hat and the Kiss"** (right): A romantic story about a coy maiden and a young man's awkward attempt at kissing in a vestibule, interrupted by hat complications. The piece gently satirizes courtship customs. The page concludes with an advertisement for **Lundborg's Perfume Edenia**.