Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #29 — page 61: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains three separate satirical pieces typical of 1920s humor magazines: 1. **"Shall We Forgive Her?"** - A story mocking a young woman who loses her temper in a phone booth, contradicting her refined appearance and "soft sweet voice." The satire targets the gap between genteel presentation and actual behavior. 2. **"Liberal Wife"** - A domestic joke about a wife encouraging her husband to kiss the new cook, then calling him "stupid" for hesitating. It satirizes what the author considers hypocritical or absurdly "liberal" attitudes toward marital propriety. 3. **"People who live in rag houses..."** - A one-liner playing on the proverb "people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones," substituting "rag" for "glass" as humor based on poverty or flimsy construction. All reflect working-class and middle-class social conventions of the era.