The Wasp — 1893 — page 145: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is **primarily advertising**, with small humorous anecdotes rather than political cartoons. The content includes: **Advertisements** for patent medicines (Epps's Cocoa, Ely's Hay-Fever Cream), champagne, and other consumer goods typical of the period. **Brief humor pieces** scattered throughout: - "Boy Wanted" — a joke about a grocer hiring a boy, then immediately regretting it - "A Moving Strain" — a professor complaining about her new maid leaving without notice - "A Lame Excuse" — domestic comedy about a drunk husband caught kissing the maidservant - "Punctilious" — satire of a fastidious man who changes clothes multiple times daily - "A Doctor's Joke" — wordplay about whether a patient is a "boy or girl" These are light social satires poking fun at domestic situations and human foibles rather than addressing political issues. The page reflects late 19th/early 20th-century middle-class anxieties and humor.