The Wasp — 1887 — page 130: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and miscellaneous content** rather than political satire. The left columns contain a humorous dialect story about racial tensions ("I want ter go down 'tother de sto'"), typical of period publications. The center features "Toronto's Little List"—a local satirical poem mocking Toronto civic annoyances (building materials scattered on streets, noise, morning milk bells). It's genteel social criticism rather than hard political satire. The right side contains **period advertisements**: Cuticura skin treatments, Pimps blackhead remedy, L.A. Bertelding's optical services, and Peplow & Tilley printing. The optical ad includes a humorous drawing of a man examining an eye. Overall, this represents typical late-19th or early-20th century magazine content blending light humor, local grievances, and commercial advertisements.