The Wasp — 1887 — page 31: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and business notices** rather than satirical cartoons or political commentary. The visible content consists of: 1. **"Un Chanson a Boire"** — a poem about drinking and fellowship 2. **"Bill Jones' Queer Pet"** and **"How They Saved Him"** — humorous anecdotes about a man and his pet worm, and baseball fans making a bet 3. **Multiple business advertisements** for San Francisco companies including The Bancroft Company, The History Company, and printing/stationery services The page contains **no political cartoons or caricatures**. The humor is mild and domestic—the "Bill Jones" stories are lighthearted tales meant to entertain readers, not satirize public figures or events. This appears to be a typical late-19th-century magazine page mixing editorial content with commercial advertisements.