The Wasp — 1890 — page 69: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising, not satire or political commentary**. It contains two distinct product advertisements: 1. **Madame Rowley's Toilet Mask** (top half): A facial beauty treatment device with elaborate claims about removing wrinkles, blemishes, and freckles. The illustration shows a woman wearing the mask-like apparatus. 2. **Tutt's Liver Pills** (bottom half): A patent medicine advertisement claiming to cure various ailments including dyspepsia, malaria, and general weakness. It includes before-and-after illustrations of men's faces. Both ads are typical of late 19th-century American advertising—making exaggerated health claims for dubious products. The page demonstrates how *The Wasp* generated revenue through such advertisements rather than focusing solely on satirical content.