The Wasp — 1888 — page 173: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page consists primarily of **text-based humor columns** rather than visual cartoons. The main pieces include: 1. **"A Boil on His Neck"** - A domestic comedy about Mr. Bowser and his wife dealing with a boil that causes household chaos and marital friction, eventually resolved through the wife's practical intervention. 2. **"That Vicious Old Bucket"** - Humorous poetry about a frustrating, malfunctioning water bucket. 3. **"He Wasn't a Her"** - A brief anecdote about rural misconceptions. The page also contains **advertisements**, including one for "Horsford's Acid Phosphate" (a patent medicine). These pieces represent *The Wasp's* satirical approach through comedic storytelling rather than visual caricature—targeting domestic life and rural character types common to American humor of that era.