Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, March 1921 · page 4 of 68
Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #18 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a title page from *Whiz-Bang*, a 1921 satirical magazine edited by a Spanish-American War and World War I veteran. The page features a Theodore Roosevelt quote emphasizing sole loyalty to "the American People," likely a reference to post-WWI concerns about foreign influence and hyphenated identities (German-Americans, Italian-Americans, etc.). The magazine appears dedicated to supporting U.S. military forces, and the union printing label indicates working-class patriotic sentiment. The quote's placement suggests *Whiz-Bang* positioned itself as championing nationalist American values against perceived divided loyalties—a common theme in 1920s publications responding to immigration anxieties and wartime social tensions.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
"We have room for but one soul loyalty and that is loyalty to the American People."—Theodore Roosevelt. Copyright 1921 By W. H. Fawcett ALLIED PRINTING TRADES UNION COUNCIL LABEL MINNEAPOLIS Edited by a Spanish and World War Veteran and dedi- cated to the fighting forces of the United States.