Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, February 1922 · page 28 of 68
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This page from the satirical magazine contains several brief humorous anecdotes and jokes typical of early 20th-century American humor: **"Chalk Up One Error"** presents a domestic misunderstanding joke where a woman accidentally strikes a man at a movie theater, and he claims ignorance about touching her knee—a common setup for period humor about public conduct and physical boundaries. **"Remember This One?"** includes a melodramatic poem about a desperate gambler staking his dead mother's ring and dying—representing the "morality tale" genre popular in entertainment of the era. The remaining items are short gags about marriage, relationships, and a restaurant's cleanliness standards—standard vaudeville-style humor. The overall tone is lighthearted, relying on slapstick, wordplay, and observational humor. There appear to be no political cartoons on this page; it's primarily joke content reflecting working-class urban American life and period attitudes toward courtship, gambling, and dining establishments.
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26 Captain Billy's Whiz Bang Chalk Up One Error Chicago.—Mrs. R. Kelly sat watching a thrilling movie. Without taking her eyes off the film, she landed an uppercut on the jaw of the man sitting next to her. “I must have made a mistake,” Jake Cohen told the judge. “I didn’t know I put my hand on her knee!” * * * Remember This One? The first scene is that of a gambler, Who has lost all his money at play; Takes his dead mother’s ring from her finger Which she wore on her wedding day; His last earthly treasure he stakes it Bows his head the shame he may hide. When they raised up his head, They found he was dead ‘Tis a picture from life’s other side. * * * “Say, Mr. Jones, what do you want to get married for?” “Because I don’t want my name to die out.” * * * “You don’t love me any more,” She sobbed and bowed her head. “What tuhel’s the difference,” The villainous rascal said. * * * A cat, mistaking a ball of wool for a meat ball, swallowed it, and sure enough when she had kittens they had on sweaters. * * * Child’s is a great place to eat. Went in there yesterday and amongst the dirty dishes on the table I found thirty cents.