The Wasp — 1879 — page 274: what you’re looking at

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This page contains a dramatic play script titled "Baruch Kowski, or Le Juif Polonais" (The Polish Jew), adapted from French for *The Wasp* magazine by Mr. Salmi Morse. It's Act II of a three-act play featuring characters including Michel (a wealthy burgommaster), Jules, Hannes, and others in what appears to be a melodramatic narrative about a Polish Jewish character. The content is theatrical rather than a political cartoon. Without seeing accompanying illustrations, the satirical intent remains unclear—though the play's focus on a stereotyped "Polish Jew" character suggests it may have been satirizing either anti-Semitic tropes or contemporary attitudes toward Jewish immigrants, typical of *Wasp* magazine's satirical approach. The exact target of satire cannot be definitively determined from text alone.