Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #45 — page 59: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains a collection of brief humorous anecdotes and want-ads rather than cartoons. The jokes target several social themes: **"Cowslips and Cucumbers"** warns women against wearing short skirts near cow pastures, joking that strange calves might become aggressive—a risqué innuendo about male attention. **"Old-fashioned Dress with Sleeves"** sarcastically references a courtroom search for a woman's arms, likely commenting on the era's changing fashion standards. **"Consider Thou a Young Truck Horse"** plays on confusion about a milliner's messenger girl, with a delivery joke. **"We're Going to Tell Chief O'Brien"** depicts a child threatening to report police presence to avoid parental discipline. The remaining items are classified advertisements. Overall, the page reflects 1920s-era humor about changing social norms, particularly regarding women's fashion and behavior.