Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, September 1921

# Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, September 1921

This issue of Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, a humor magazine published from Robbinsdale, Minnesota, contains editorial commentary, jokes, and celebrity gossip. The lead editorial, "Drippings From the Fawcett," offers a dark moral essay contrasting urban and rural girls, emphasizing city temptations. "Doug's Peacock Walk" by Richmond discusses Hollywood personalities' peculiarities: director Allan Dwan's sensitivity about his short stature; Douglas Fairbanks's habit of appearing in public with a retinue of unusual-looking companions who overshadow him; Lottie Pickford's jazz-filled lifestyle contrasting with sister Mary; Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle's desire to be called Roscoe; and director D.W. Griffith's cultivation of a poetic image. The issue includes numerous short jokes about farmers, preachers, and railroaders, a recipe parody called "Pinkham's Home Brew," and a brief commentary praising French boxer Georges Carpentier's gracious defeat to Jack Dempsey. An Al Jolson anecdote concludes the content.