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# "Scrambled History No. 16" This is a satirical cartoon by B. Fuller titled "W. J. Bryan makes a Sunday afternoon call on the Omar Khayyams." The humor appears to juxtapose William Jennings Bryan (the famous politician and three-time presidential candidate) with the "Omar Khayyams"—likely a reference to the Persian poet Omar Khayyam, known for his hedonistic poetry about wine and pleasure. The cartoon depicts a social gathering under a tree with people drinking and enjoying themselves, suggesting Bryan—a known prohibitionist and moral reformer—is incongruously visiting a bohemian or dissolute social group. The satire mocks either Bryan's moral crusades or the irony of such contrasting lifestyles meeting. The "Scrambled History" series format indicates these are humorous, invented historical scenarios rather than actual events.