The Wasp — 1893 — page 345: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and humor columns** rather than political cartoons. The left side contains brief satirical vignettes mocking various social types: a teetotaling moralist ("George"), a mother's experience at a shoe store, children pestering parents at night, and social pretension. The dominant right side features **commercial advertisements**, particularly Woodbury's Facial Soap (prominently featuring a man's portrait) and other products (pianos, underwear, flour). The humor pieces are gentle social satire about everyday life—domestic annoyances, class anxieties, and human foibles—rather than political commentary. This reflects *The Wasp's* nature as a general satirical weekly targeting middle-class readers with accessible jokes about contemporary manners and consumer culture.