Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #24 — page 35: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains editorial commentary on women's suffrage and changing social morality in the 1920s. The main text advocates that women, now having voting rights ("equal suffrage"), will naturally establish new behavioral standards—rejecting excessive "good fellowship" (a euphemism for sexual permissiveness) without requiring laws. The author predicts women will set boundaries through "sweet common sense" rather than prudery. The secondary anecdote mocks men who married multiple women without proper divorce, framing this as foolish behavior. The humor derives from regional variation in attitudes: different editors cite examples from their areas, suggesting this was a widespread (and scandalous) practice. The overall tone is satirical commentary on post-Prohibition era morality and the anticipated impact of female suffrage on social conduct.