The Wasp, 1892 · page 65 of 542
The Wasp — 1892 — page 65: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and editorial content** rather than political satire. The main visual element is a portrait of **Hon. Fred T. Dubois, United States Senator from Idaho**, identified in a caption. Below his portrait is a section titled "Johnson's Fowl Remarks"—a humorous domestic dialogue where a landlady complains that chickens served for dinner looked like "mortification" before cooking. Mr. Johnson replies with self-deprecating wit about the quality of the meal. The remainder consists of period advertisements for banking services, mining equipment, champagne, tobacco products, and patent medicines—typical of late-19th/early-20th century magazines. There is **no discernible political cartoon or satirical commentary** on this particular page.