The Wasp — 1888 — page 79: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page from *The Wasp* is primarily **advertising** rather than political satire. It features multiple product advertisements including: - **Burke's Stout** (beer bottle advertisement) - **Sherwood & Sherwood** (real estate agents, noting "14,799 sold in 1886") - **Anderson & Tallon** (kitchen ranges) - **Hollows & Co.** (women's boots) - **Rosenthal's** (shoes) - **Sternett's Printer** (printing services) The left column contains a poem titled "Gret Gran'Father," which appears to be a humorous narrative verse about an elderly man and his nostalgic reflections—typical satirical content for *The Wasp*. The page lacks the political cartoons or caricatures that characterized *The Wasp's* more pointed satirical work. Instead, it demonstrates how 19th-century magazines sustained themselves through advertising revenue.