The Wasp — 1890 — page 451: what you’re looking at

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This page contains two satirical cartoons and theater/entertainment commentary from an American satirical magazine. **Cartoon I** shows Rev. Tawker presenting a pamphlet on "evil influences of profanity" to a disheveled man surrounded by chaos—satirizing religious hypocrisy or ineffectual moralizing. **Cartoon II** depicts a "Business Man" claiming to be busy while surrounded by idle activities, mocking corporate pretense and time-wasting disguised as productivity. The page also reviews Sara Bernhardt's theatrical performances and discusses financial/banking crises affecting New York, plus theater notices for various productions. An **Ely's Cream Balm** advertisement appears at bottom—a patent medicine claiming to cure catarrh. The overall tone targets religious self-righteousness, business fraud, and financial speculation affecting ordinary people.