The Wasp — 1881 — page 382: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is **primarily advertising**, not satirical content. It contains three main advertisements: 1. **Kingsford's Oswego Starch** - emphasizing purity and warning against inferior starches "adulterated with chemicals" 2. **Royal Baking Powder** - highlighting that it's "Absolutely Pure, Full Weight and Full Strength" 3. **Wm. T. Coleman & Co.** - wholesale agents The left column contains brief editorial items about religious organizations, missionaries, and social issues, but these are standard news commentary rather than satire. **No political cartoons or satirical caricatures appear on this page.** The advertisements reflect late 19th-century consumer anxieties about product purity and authenticity—common concerns when food regulation was minimal and adulteration was widespread.