The Wasp — 1888 — page 222: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and editorial content** rather than satirical cartoons. The left column contains brief political notes about local candidates and officeholders, including mentions of Judge Joachinson, Alex Russell (County Clerk race), and various Republican municipal candidates. The central image shows a woman in Victorian dress labeled with poetry, appearing to be a theatrical advertisement. The right side advertises **Sells Brothers' Enormous United Shows**—a traveling circus featuring a Roman hippodrome and multiple rings. Below are advertisements for patent medicines ("To Weak Men," "Weak Men and Women") and Rosenthal's boot company—typical late 19th-century commercial pitches. The page reflects *The Wasp's* mixed purpose: local political commentary paired with entertainment and commercial notices.