The Wasp — 1879 — page 735: what you’re looking at

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This page contains two main sections: **"Denis Kearney on Female Suffrage"** (left column): A satirical editorial attacking Denis Kearney's opposition to women's voting rights. The piece argues sarcastically that women shouldn't interfere in male-dominated professions or property matters, mocking Kearney's hypocrisy by suggesting he claims women lack capacity while relying on their domestic labor. **"Mire in Paris"** (right column): A personal letter describing scandals among wealthy expatriates in Paris, including infidelity, forced marriages, and honeymoon fraud. The magazine's masthead identifies it as San Francisco-based satirical publication. The content targets working-class labor leader Kearney's conservative views on gender while exposing upper-class moral failures abroad—typical of *The Wasp's* dual-edged social criticism.