Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #29 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains three brief humorous anecdotes rather than political cartoons: 1. **The Robbinsdale druggist's observation** mocks Minnesota Swedes as ahead of their time—implying they're progressive drinkers (the "pure alcohol" reference suggests Prohibition-era humor about their drinking habits). 2. **The Coon Creek stranger anecdote** satirizes small-town Prohibition enforcement. A traveler asks for whiskey; the druggist claims spirits are "medicinal only." The joke: the stranger's response ("this town gives me a pain") suggests he'll use alcohol as medicine for his discomfort—a common Prohibition-era workaround. 3. **The raisin/book exchange** is a playground con: a kid trades a Whiz Bang magazine for raisins, then dismisses the magazine as inferior ("punk"). The humor reflects the publication's self-aware, irreverent tone.