The Wasp — 1890 — page 394: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and satirical commentary** rather than a political cartoon. The main illustrated content shows "Our Coming Voters," depicting two men discussing voting eligibility. The dialogue satirizes how newcomers to America (apparently immigrants) struggled with citizenship requirements and voting rights, with the character "Clahance" expressing confusion about voting qualifications and comparing America unfavorably to England. Below, brief humorous anecdotes mock vanity (a bald man's denial), social pretension, and bodily ailments. The surrounding advertisements for patent medicines, tonics, and remedies were typical of late-19th-century publications, often promoting dubious health products. The overall tone targets immigrant confusion and American social absurdities through light satire.