Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #24 — page 43: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains three humorous poems with no visible cartoons or caricatures: **"Going Down"** uses extended metaphor about life's decline, with vivid nautical/nature imagery about the sea and gulls—likely reflecting post-WWI disillusionment about mortality and fate. **"Hail to the Devil Dog"** celebrates a tough, fighting man ("Devil Dog" was a WWI Marine nickname). The poem praises his toughness while noting his vices and short work ethic, concluding he's "Uncle Sammy's nephew / And all American"—apparently honoring aggressive American masculinity and military service. **"A Tip For Wifey"** offers marital advice: when husbands claim late nights out, wives should respond by going out themselves. The joke assumes mutual infidelity threat keeps marriages "honest." All three reflect 1920s attitudes about masculinity, mortality, and marriage dynamics.