# Contents of Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, October 1920
This issue marks the magazine's first anniversary as an "Annual" featuring selections from preceding twelve issues. Founded by Captain Billy at Robbinsdale, Minnesota, it positions itself as "a family journal of uplift" for soldiers, sailors, and civilians, with motto "Make It Snappy."
Featured content includes "The Crap Shooting Major" by Skipper Bill, a military anecdote about Major A. C. Rebadow, a Motor Mechanics officer who issued bad checks at craps games until threatened with court-martial. Brief humorous pieces follow, including jokes about Native Americans and domestic servants. Rev. "Golightly" Morrill contributes a travel essay titled "Golightly Highballs," surveying morality in Vera Cruz (depicting disease prevalence and sexual behavior) and Honolulu (discussing the hula and European corruptions thereof). The issue intermixes comedy, military memoir, moral observation, and travel writing.
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- Date
- October 1920
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