The Wasp — 1879 — page 645: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily text rather than a political cartoon. It contains "Phases of History Not Generally Given in Detail" by Mr. Salmi Morse for *The Wasp* magazine. The content includes narratives about English town life, industrial development, and various social observations. One section discusses "Gleanings from Cider, Cinder, and Char" describing Saturday night scenes in towns. Another portion contains what appears to be a humorous anecdote about intermarriage and a case in Mendocino involving a 16-year-old boy stamping newspapers. The final section mentions "The Workingmen of Stockton" and references I.S. Kellogg and Denis Kearney, likely relating to labor movements of the period. Without visible cartoon imagery on this page, the satire operates primarily through written social commentary rather than visual caricature.