The Wasp — 1888 — page 132: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains three main sections: political commentary on Anglo-American relations, a farmer's advice column, and advertisements. The opening cartoon satirizes the Cleveland administration's stance toward Britain regarding trade issues, using caricatures to mock diplomatic tensions. The middle section features an illustrated column titled "Eat & Grow Fat" and "But One Mustijuink!" presenting farmer's wisdom about diet and self-sufficiency—likely satirizing either agricultural advice or populist attitudes. The bottom discusses Barclay Henley, a California politician who apparently disrupted Congress, mocking his pretensions to importance. The final item describes improvements to The Wasp's offices and advertises upcoming illustrations, indicating this was a working publication promoting its own content. The overall tone is irreverent political and social satire typical of 19th-century American magazines.