The Wasp — 1894 — page 466: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is primarily an **advertising page** rather than political satire. The main cartoon—captioned "Which is Never, of Course"—depicts a social scene with a woman and man, likely illustrating a joke about marital behavior or domestic relations. The caption references a husband's late arrival, suggesting the humor involves typical domestic stereotypes about husbands staying out late and wives' reactions. The remainder consists of commercial advertisements for patent medicines (Bromo-Seltzer, Valentine Hassler's cough syrup), flour, beer, laundry service, champagne, clothing stores, and hotels—typical of late 19th/early 20th-century publications. The cartoons and jokes at the page's top are brief social humor rather than political commentary. This reflects *The Wasp's* mixed content format combining satire with commercial revenue.