The Wasp — 1894 — page 83: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and business notices** with one central cartoon titled "A LIMSOMANIA IN BOSTON" and another smaller comic titled "THE STRIKE STILL ON." The main cartoon depicts a woman attempting to kiss multiple men in what appears to be a chaotic scene. The accompanying text references a "maiden in Boston" who "wanted to kiss" men despite a "kiss-trappe." The humor appears to satirize either excessive romantic behavior or, more likely, **unsanitary kissing practices** — the text mentions "bacteriological bliss" and "microbes" existing in a kiss, suggesting this mocks public health anxieties about disease transmission through kissing, a genuine concern of the era. The smaller cartoon "The Strike Still On" shows figures in conflict, likely referencing contemporary labor disputes. The page otherwise consists of banking, insurance, and business advertisements typical of early 1900s publications.