Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #36 — page 49: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page from *Captain Billy's Whiz Bang* (a 1920s-era humor magazine) contains no political cartoons—it's primarily gossip column text. The content discusses: **Geneve Mitchell**, described as a "pogo girl" who married then rejected a Harvard millionaire. She was performing in the musical "Sally" in Boston when a party incident occurred, allegedly involving her falling down stairs with two male guests. The piece satirizes conflicting stories: Mitchell's statement that nothing happened versus chorus members Eleanor Le Sar and Marie Levine's insistence "something hit them." The tone is mocking, questioning her credibility and the scandal's true nature—typical of the magazine's gossipy, skeptical humor style. The opening paragraph makes a crude joke about studying female beauty "at first hand—or rather leg," reflecting the era's casual sexism.