The Wasp — 1878 — page 234: what you’re looking at

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This page contains three separate articles with illustrations rather than a unified cartoon. **"How It's Done"** discusses P.M.S.S. Co.'s (Pacific Mail Steamship Company) practices, criticizing their treatment of captains and crew. It satirizes the company's cost-cutting measures. **"Col. B's Hobby Horse"** features a military officer and mocks Colonel Bee's peculiar interests and philosophical pretensions, suggesting he's more concerned with abstract ideas than practical military matters. **"The New Constitution"** discusses the Constitutional Convention's progress and advocates for universal education and equal treatment, appearing to support progressive governance principles of the era. The articles use satire to critique military inefficiency, corporate negligence, and political resistance to democratic reforms, though specific individuals and dates remain unclear from this excerpt alone.