The Wasp — 1888 — page 379: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is predominantly **advertisements** (Burke's Stout, Dr. Salfield's Rejuvenator, boots, etc.) interspersed with literary content and a single small cartoon. The cartoon "**Eat & Grow Fat Is Good**" depicts two figures at a table with food/drink. The caption "**But One Must Drink!**" suggests satire about nutrition and alcohol consumption—likely mocking the era's dietary advice or temperance debates. The accompanying verse warns against excessive drinking despite eating well. The page also includes poems like "A Mosquito Bite" and "He Got Sassy" (a traveler's complaint about poor accommodations), typical of *The Wasp's* satirical literary content. Without clearer identification of specific political figures or dated references visible in the image, the broader satirical intent remains general social commentary on health, drinking culture, and hospitality standards of the era.