The Wasp — 1893 — page 246: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and advice columns** rather than political satire. Visible content includes: - **Classified notices and personal advice** ("Both Sides of the Family," "For Malaria," "His Last Request") - **Patent medicine ads**, prominently featuring "Damiana Bitters" and "Asthamalene" - typical of early 20th-century publications when unregulated remedies were heavily marketed - **Fargo & Co's Bank advertisement** - Various small commercial notices The satirical magazine's actual editorial content appears on the left margin, though it's largely illegible in this reproduction. The page demonstrates how **satirical publications financed themselves through extensive advertising**, including dubious health products now recognized as ineffective or harmful—a practice that reflected both commercial practices and consumer gullibility of the era.