The Wasp — 1889 — page 118: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains several satirical anecdotes and jokes rather than a single cartoon. The central illustration depicts a chaotic scene at what appears to be a clock store or repair shop, visualizing the story "Always Dangerous" about a man trying to steal a clock. The humor throughout is primarily situational rather than politically targeted. Stories mock human behavior: a traveler's dispute over a stolen trunk, a farmer's failed scheme to poison crows with whiskey-soaked corn, and exchanges about dependent husbands. The page reflects late 19th/early 20th-century American vernacular humor—emphasizing dialect, foolish schemes, and marital dynamics. There's no clear political commentary visible; instead, it represents *The Wasp*'s role as a general-interest humor publication mixing tall tales with domestic comedy.