The Wasp — 1888 — page 356: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and instructional content** rather than political satire. The dominant features are: 1. **"Premium Drawings Monthly"** — an advertisement for European Government bonds offering drawings with $5 entry fees 2. **"King of Consumption"** — a patent medicine advertisement for a cure-all treating coughs, asthma, bronchitis, and lung diseases, typical of late-19th/early-20th century snake-oil marketing 3. **Various commercial ads** for flour, wall papers, and other goods The editorial content includes brief humorous pieces about prairie life and folk remedies, but contains **no clear political cartoons or partisan satire**. The page reflects the era's unregulated medical advertising culture, where dubious remedies made extravagant health claims without FDA oversight.