The Wasp — August 16, 1879 — page 16: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising content**, not satire or political commentary. It features multiple commercial advertisements typical of late 19th-century American publications. The dominant advertisement promotes the **Davis Vertical Feed Sewing Machine**, marketed directly to wives with the appeal that it performs "practical stitching without basting." The copy emphasizes its practical applications for domestic sewing. Below are advertisements for: - **D. Callaghan & Co.**: yeast powder and spices - **Hertz**: wine and liquor merchant - **Gundlach's Sauerkraut**: American table wines - **Feistel & Gerard**: chiropodist services (treating corns, bunions, warts) - **Patent covers** for filing The Wasp magazine The page reflects period consumer culture targeting domestic life and personal health rather than containing political satire.