The Wasp — 1890 — page 301: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and notices** rather than political satire. The masthead identifies it as *The Wasp*, a satirical publication. The few illustrated comic panels show: 1. **"Schooner Lifting"** and **"He Identified Her"** - A comedic narrative about a man identifying a woman in a bank, involving mistaken identity and class/appearance commentary ("hook nosed woman in green") 2. **"She Got 'Em"** - Brief dialogue between characters named May and Harold about hunger and oysters 3. **"Girl and Woman"** - Social commentary on a young woman receiving male attention at a party The humor relies on period-typical observations about courtship, class markers, and social pretension. The bulk of the page consists of business advertisements for furniture, photography services, and medical remedies—indicating how 1890s satirical magazines funded themselves.