Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #20 — page 20: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains two items: 1. **A letter from "Svens Peterson"** written in exaggerated Swedish-American dialect humor, describing encounters in what appears to be Hollywood (references to film production, "moving picture game," "Foreman Clark"). The humor relies on phonetic dialect spelling and malapropisms typical of 1920s ethnic comedy—a now-offensive style common in period magazines. 2. **"What a Pity, Poor Kitty!"**—a brief comedic poem about a city man who mistakes a skunk for a cat, pats it, and suffers the consequences (needing to bury his clothes). This is a classic setup-and-punchline joke playing on urban naiveté. Both pieces represent typical *Whiz Bang* content: broad humor targeting immigrants and city dwellers, with no apparent political commentary.