The Wasp — 1892 — page 24: what you’re looking at

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This page is primarily **text and advertisements** rather than political cartoons. The main article discusses a religious figure (appears to be a clergyman) who was initially an atheist but later became more religiously engaged, eventually building Grace Church in California. The text notes controversies surrounding his ministry, including suspicions about his activities during the Franco-Prussian War and opposition from church authorities regarding his theological positions. The satirical point seems directed at **religious hypocrisy and inconsistency**—the contrast between his earlier atheism and later ecclesiastical prominence. However, without the figure's name clearly visible in the OCR'd text, specific identification is uncertain. The remainder of the page contains **period advertisements** for hotels, gas fixtures, and patent medicines, typical of 1880s publications.