The Wasp — 1879 — page 337: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page from *The Wasp* is primarily a humor and anecdotes column rather than a political cartoon. The single illustration shows a bee or wasp carrying what appears to be a banner labeled "The Wasp," serving as the magazine's mascot header for the "Now and Then" humor section. The text consists of brief jokes and witty observations on everyday life—carpenter pianos, firemen's hair, mathematical clerks, marriage notices. One anecdote mocks a Detroit man's courtship mishap at a farm-house dance involving kissing and "fixing" kisses. The content reflects *Wasp*'s role as a general-interest humor magazine offering social satire through lighthearted domestic and personal scenarios rather than explicit political commentary.