The Wasp — 1894 — page 103: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page from *The Wasp* contains four separate satirical cartoons and comic sketches: 1. **"Commercial Courtesy"**: A tailor overcharges a customer for cloth, then refuses an extra charge—mocking false politeness in business dealings. 2. **"The English Cattle Show of the Future"**: Depicts a crowded fair labeled "First Prize," satirizing what appears to be an Anarchist threat ("Anarchist round the corner"), likely referencing contemporary labor unrest or radical political movements in early-20th-century England. 3. **"Swearing On"**: A father and child humorous exchange about oath-taking. 4. **"Feeling His Way"**: A couple's financial negotiation about wood purchases, with ironic dialogue about charity and relief. The page's humor targets commercial dishonesty, class anxieties, and everyday domestic tensions typical of Gilded Age American satirical magazines.