The Wasp — 1879 — page 127: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains **no political cartoon**. Instead, it features a small illustration of "The Very Freshest American Humor"—a wasp carrying what appears to be a fly—alongside a collection of brief humorous anecdotes, jokes, and witticisms typical of 19th-century satirical magazines. The content includes quips about money, economics, marriage, bureaucracy, and social customs. Examples include jokes about editors' salaries, glass houses, lighthouse keepers, and divorce. These are general social satires rather than political commentary targeting specific figures or events. This is representative of The Wasp's regular humor column format: miscellaneous comedic observations on everyday American life and human nature, rather than partisan political satire.