The Wasp — 1889 — page 87: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and humor columns**, not political cartoons. The left side contains several "Try Your Best" humor sections—short joke exchanges between characters like a customer and new boy, a bride and groom, and various domestic situations. These are light comedy sketches poking fun at common social situations. The right side features **product advertisements** for Burke's Stout beer, aluminum products from the Newport Aluminum & Steel Company, and Byron Hot Springs resort. There's also an ad for instantaneous photographs by Larkin Street in San Francisco. The page reflects late 19th/early 20th-century American humor conventions: mild domestic comedy, class-conscious jokes, and regional advertising. No significant political satire is present.