In todays world whaling is looked at as bad.Back in 1906 it was a necessary industry. Most stuff used some form of whale oil, bones and such.Petroleum was new and untapped as a resource. This later made whaling obsolete.Of course this lead to a whole other set of problems.
If you are looking for conventional jokes in this strip you won’t find many. A lot of early 20th C. humor was about non sequitur lines and deadpan reactions. Anyhow, this strip was primarily a vehicle for Feinningers draftsmanship
j2p2 about 10 years ago
Yike.
Atanwat about 10 years ago
The humor in this series seems a little primitive, not really up to the standards of the other features that have appeared in this space.
davidf42 about 10 years ago
Actually, I appreciate an age when people knew how to laugh, without being offended by every little thing.
Neo Stryder about 10 years ago
How gore.
Vet Premium Member about 10 years ago
In todays world whaling is looked at as bad.Back in 1906 it was a necessary industry. Most stuff used some form of whale oil, bones and such.Petroleum was new and untapped as a resource. This later made whaling obsolete.Of course this lead to a whole other set of problems.
eric stott almost 10 years ago
If you are looking for conventional jokes in this strip you won’t find many. A lot of early 20th C. humor was about non sequitur lines and deadpan reactions. Anyhow, this strip was primarily a vehicle for Feinningers draftsmanship