The Wasp — 1890 — page 415: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains primarily **humor columns and advertisements** rather than political cartoons. The main illustration (upper left) shows a Victorian-era social scene with well-dressed figures in a garden setting, accompanying the poem "Where the Flowers Went" about missing flowers—likely a sentimental or humorous piece about courtship. The bulk of the page consists of **short humor pieces** with titles like "Deutche Delicatessen," "His Head Was Clear," and "Rather Too Logical"—satirizing everyday social situations, bureaucratic absurdity, and personal relationships typical of satirical magazines. **Advertisements dominate the lower half**, including remedies (Shaw's Glycerine Lotion, Valentine's Cough Syrup) and Johann Hoff's Malt Extract. The humor appears social/domestic rather than explicitly political.