The Wasp — 1891 — page 573: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and announcements** rather than political satire. The main content announces The Wasp's upcoming "Midsummer Holiday Edition" (64 pages, 50,000 copies, 10 cents). The only cartoon appears upper-left with the caption "IT CONCERNED THEM," showing what appears to be colonial or frontier-era figures discussing immigration—likely satirizing contemporary anxieties about the period's immigration debates. Below is "A NEW DEPARTURE," a satirical advertisement mocking patent medicine salesmen's exaggerated testimonials. The fake testimonials humorously describe miraculous cures (hair growth, strength, etc.), poking fun at the dubious claims these advertisers made to gullible consumers. The remaining content consists of furniture and advertising copy—standard magazine filler material typical of 19th-century publications.