The Wasp — 1879 — page 780: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and notices** rather than political satire or editorial cartoons. The content includes: - Business advertisements (Chicago Brewery, dress/cloak maker, photograph services) - A humorous anecdote titled "He Reckoned He Dia" about a young man named Bill Skidds marrying a girl from South Arkansas, with dialogue about marriage and religious faith - Various commercial notices and product advertisements The small illustrated vignette shows a cherubic figure, likely decorative advertising art for a wines and liquors dealer. There is **no clear political cartoon or satirical commentary** on this page. The humor appears limited to the domestic anecdote about Bill's marriage proposal and the couple's exchanges about faith and practicality—typical period humor about courtship and rural/urban differences, but not directed at specific public figures or events.