The Wasp — 1890 — page 405: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page from *The Wasp* satirizes a character named "Doctor Potchum" and his Thanksgiving experiences. The narrative follows him through various misadventures: Panel 1 shows Doctor Potchum carrying his turkey home. Panel 2 depicts "good old Doctor Potchum" with a barrel, stating "I reckon he'll keep till to-morrow." Panel 5 shows Mr. Sambo Jambo returning late, encountering something strange. The final panel shows the family's Thanksgiving dinner aftermath. The satire appears to mock frontier or rural characters and their bumbling attempts at preparing holiday meals. The exaggerated caricatures and slapstick situations were typical of *The Wasp's* comedic style. The specific identities of these characters and any contemporary references they embodied remain unclear from the visible text alone.