Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #19 — page 53: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains brief humorous quips rather than cartoons. The jokes target various social topics: 1. **"Perfection at the Start"** mocks early talking machines (phonographs), suggesting they were already perfect and unchangeable. 2. **John Barleycorn** reference alludes to Prohibition—the personified "death" of alcohol, though costs continue mounting. 3. A joke about **skirt dances vs. shimmy** reflects 1920s dance trends and generational fashion shifts. 4. **Ethel Worrymore's quip** about cigaroot-smoking women uses crude humor to shame female smokers. 5. **"Our Old One Revamped"** jokes about Prohibition making wives turn their husbands into "likker" (liquor) dealers. 6. **"Purely Political Pot Pourri"** comments on a politician (Mr. Noble) expected to win easily in his constituency. These represent typical Whiz Bang humor—irreverent, topical, and often crude.