The Wasp — 1890 — page 94: what you’re looking at

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This page contains three sections: a satirical letter to a young journalist ("Our Young Napoleon"), a poem "In Memoriam" about someone named Clytle, and biographical sketches of notable men including James E. Learned (New York *Post* editor) and others in journalism and academia. The main satire targets an inexperienced writer the editor hired. The letter mockingly compares him to Napoleon and sarcastically advises him to write sensational, worthless content—"local folly," tall tales, and coyote stories—rather than serious journalism. The satire attacks low-quality sensationalism in newspapers while praising *The Wasp's* own editorial standards and larger circulation. The "In Memoriam" poem's subject remains unclear from visible text.