The Wasp — 1893 — page 413: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising content** interspersed with brief satirical sections. **"Hard Feelings in the Kitchen"** depicts a domestic dispute where a cook and another woman argue over a man named Cleveland, with racial caricatures present. The dialogue references "Cleveland" (likely President Grover Cleveland) as a satirical jab at contemporary politics through household drama. **"Our Streets" (View No. 4)** shows street scenes with exaggerated character sketches—typical of period social satire mocking urban types and public behavior. The remainder comprises period product advertisements: Woodbury's Facial Soap, Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh, and Skookum Root Hair Grower. These ads reflect late 19th/early 20th-century patent medicine marketing with exaggerated medical claims typical of the era.