The Wasp — February 21, 1880 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of This Page This page contains no cartoons. It is a text-only section of *The Wasp* magazine, presenting a serialized article titled "Phases of History Not Generally Given in Detail," written by Mr. Salmi Morse. The content focuses on a lengthy narrative about a domestic dispute involving a woman named Dobbs and her husband. The passage describes Mrs. Dobbs's frustrations with her marriage, her husband's infidelities, and the social circumstances surrounding their conflict. The second column includes a separate news item titled "A Highly Intelligent Eastern Account of the Bonanza Kings," reporting on California's bonanza kings' plans to remove their San Francisco headquarters to New York. This is primarily a text-driven page rather than a satirical cartoon page.