Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, May 1923 · page 41 of 68
Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #45 — page 41: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two distinct sections: **Top section:** A lengthy editorial essay arguing that women and men are held to different moral standards by society. The author contends that women are unfairly judged more harshly than men for similar behaviors, and that this double standard corrupts both genders—encouraging vice in men while discouraging virtue in women. The piece concludes that women are generally superior to men except in forgiveness and charity. **Bottom section ("So to Speak"):** A brief humorous anecdote about a boy named Albert who's been sent home from school. He explains the teacher says he has adenoids requiring surgery, and proposes that a boarding doctor could eat the adenoids, solving the problem without his mother needing to pay for the operation. The humor relies on childish logic and misunderstanding of medical procedures.