The Wasp — 1890 — page 11: what you’re looking at

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# Analysis of The Wasp Page This page contains literary and social commentary rather than political cartoons. The main illustration depicts a caricatured figure labeled "SOLILOQUY" - appearing to be a disheveled, exaggerated character commenting on staying home in rainy weather. The text discusses several matters: the death of Congressman Ismaius B. Mattison; criticism of the Calumet Club's expulsion of author Archie Gunter (apparently involving factional disputes); and various other literary and social controversies involving authors and publishers. The final section covers unrelated matters including a man convicted of murdering his daughter and a school vacancy in Guatemala. Without more historical context about these specific individuals and controversies, the precise satirical targets remain unclear to modern readers.