Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #24 — page 46: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains gossip-column humor about Hollywood scandals. The main story mocks actress Agnes (last name unclear from visible text) and her mother's involvement in a court case involving desertion. The satire centers on Agnes's theatrical courtroom behavior—arriving in an elaborate champagne-colored gown with ostrich plumes—and her mother's absurd explanation that she "misunderstood" support obligations, claiming they simply lived together. The column jokes about Agnes's rapid rise in filmdom, attributing it to Wallie Reid, a prominent silent-film actor known for lavish entertaining. The final section begins gossiping about Samuel Merwin, a screenwriter, attending an exclusive Riverside party. The humor targets Hollywood excess, maternal interference, and legal absurdity typical of 1920s celebrity scandal coverage.