The Wasp — 1879 — page 338: what you’re looking at

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This page reproduces **Act III of a stage play**, not a political cartoon. Titled "Baruch Kowski, or Le Juif Polonais" (The Polish Jew), it's described as "adapted from the French, expressly for the 'WASP,' by Mr. Salmi Morse." The dialogue involves a wealthy burgomaster named Michel confronting characters about a murdered Jew. The text contains antisemitic stereotypes and themes common to 19th-century European melodrama—specifically, exploiting Jewish characters as subjects of moral outrage or villainous plots. **The satire's target is unclear from this excerpt alone.** It may mock French theatrical conventions, antisemitic tropes themselves, or serve as genuine antisemitic entertainment. Without additional *Wasp* context or illustrations, the intended satire direction cannot be determined with certainty.