The Wasp — 1887 — page 460: what you’re looking at

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This page contains a satirical poem titled "Wine and Women" alongside an illustration of a fashionably dressed woman. The poem critiques wealth inequality and materialism, arguing that health—not money—is life's greatest treasure. It contrasts the struggles of poor laborers with the hollow happiness of the wealthy. The accompanying illustration depicts an elegantly dressed woman, likely representing upper-class femininity and consumerism that the poem critiques. The page also includes advertisements and notices, including one for Dr. P. Roscoe McNulty's medical office relocation and a cough remedy advertisement. The satirical content targets Victorian-era class disparities and the pursuit of wealth over wellbeing, common themes in this era's American satirical press.