The Wasp — 1889 — page 275: what you’re looking at

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This page is primarily **advertising and humor columns**, not political cartoons. The left column titled "Medical Monopoly Not Wanted" discusses Massachusetts legislation opposing medical monopolies—satirizing how "regular" physicians were attempting to restrict competitors like surgeons and midwives. The piece argues such restrictions harm patients by eliminating choices. The "Short Bits" section contains various one-liner jokes and anecdotes mocking contemporary figures (a forgetful doctor, a Georgia forger, a husband's excuses). The right side features **product advertisements** for Burke's Stout beer, Dr. Salalds Rejuvenator (a patent medicine), Hobbs' Little Vegetable Pills, and photography services. The satirical tone targets medical and commercial quackery of the 1880s era.