The Wasp — 1891 — page 369: what you’re looking at

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This page contains three distinct illustrated stories with accompanying text: 1. **"The Pedagogue, The Alarm Clock and The Wicked Scholar"** — depicts a schoolroom scene involving a teacher, student, and package, illustrating a narrative about classroom mischief. 2. **"He Was Smith of Pottsville"** — a railroad anecdote about a man named Smith dropped from a train in Nebraska, involving miscommunication with a telegraph operator and a conductor's daughter. 3. **"How Danny Lost a Coat"** — a dock workers' story where a young man named Danny strips to swim, and his coat goes missing. The narrative involves stevedores joking about water depth and a shark, with Danny eventually getting his clothes back but losing his coat. These appear to be humorous short stories targeting working-class and domestic situations common to the era, presented through both illustrated panels and text.