Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, December 1921 · page 64 of 68
Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #28 — page 64: what you’re looking at
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This is a humor column from *Captain Billy's Whiz Bang*, a satirical magazine popular in the 1920s-30s. The page contains brief, comedic advice letters to fictional readers, reflecting contemporary concerns and stereotypes: **Key jokes and references:** - **Dorothy/poker/Tijuana**: References Prohibition-era gambling and Mexico as a lawless destination for vice - **George/mattress**: Likely about hiding money during economic uncertainty - **Stock Clerk/ponies**: "Following the ponies" means horse racing; the joke implies gambling is unreliable - **Madame Bozo**: Body-shaming humor about overweight women's clothing - **Howsitt Pheal/amber glasses**: A pun about tropical travel and vision loss - **Dottie**: Warns against seduction lines from older men - **George (again)**: Marital humor—wives talk too much, husbands need sleep The humor is crude, sexist, and centered on drinking, gambling, and domestic friction—typical of the magazine's working-class male audience.
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62 Captain Billy's Whiz Bang Our Rural Mail Box Dorothy—Your friend has been spoofing you. Beware of freak poker games. If you want to bet, cross the line to Tiajuana. * * * George—Stick 'em under the mattress to crease 'em but don't have the baby in bed. * * * Stock Clerk—There is only one sure way of making money following the ponies. * * * Madame Bozo—Stout women should not wear tight waists. Sizes up to 48 bust in base- ment. * * * Howsitt Pheal—You won't mind wearing amber glasses in the Islands, Howsitt, you'll get color blind anyhow. * * * Dottie—When he begins by saying, “Little girl, I'm old enough to be your father”—well, look out! * * * George—It is rude for a man to fall asleep while his wife is talking, but a man has to sleep some time.