Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, December 1921 · page 60 of 68
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This page from the satirical magazine contains several distinct pieces mocking post-WWI social and political issues: **Charlie Chaplin Criticism**: The opening mocks Chaplin's 1921 return to England after his American success. British press attacked him for criticizing Londoners' "sadness" while he'd remained in Los Angeles during WWI—implying he avoided wartime hardship. **Prohibition Satire** ("Going, Going, Gone!"): References American Prohibition (1920-1933), mocking the disappearance of alcohol—"gin in Holland," "home brew knocked sky-high," "milk weed going dry"—as liquor sources vanish. **French Family Bonuses**: Critiques France's post-war "bonuses for babies" policy by satirizing its funding method: taxing bachelors to subsidize large families, a controversial program meant to boost population after war losses. **Latin Nonsense**: The "nox/nix" section appears to be playful pseudo-Latin wordplay with minimal satirical content. The overall tone targets wartime profiteers, government overreach, and cultural hypocrisy common to 1920s humor.
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58 Captain Billy's Whiz Bang WHILE Doug and Mary were recovering from a tremendous ovation in London and were receiving a similar welcome in Gay Paree, Charlie Chaplin native Englishman, was being slapped by the press of his native land. The London Post, for example, says this: “Charlie Chaplin was good enough to remark on the sadness of the faces of the Londoners he met in his walks. Well, we went through a bit of a war while Charlie was in Los Angeles.” * * * Going, Going, Gone! When the rye is in the meadow And the corn is in the shock And your cellar's dry as powder And your diamonds all in hock. When the gin is all in Holland And the home brew knocked sky-high Oh, tell me Captain Billy When the milk weed's going dry * * * How to Get the Cash “Bonuses for Babies” Is all the cry in France; And so the largest families Will get the biggest chance; But where's the money coming from? French Law for laughter bids By taxing all the bachelors For other people's kids! * * * The nox was lit by the lux of Luna, It was a nox most opportuna, To catch a possum or a coona. The nix was scattered o'er the Mundus, A shallow nix et non profundus. * * * The undertaker is always able to put up a stiff argument.