Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, May 1922 · page 64 of 68
Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #33 — page 64: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Captain Billy's Whiz Bang* contains humorous advice-column responses and short jokes typical of 1920s American satirical magazines. **Key References:** - **Prohibition joke**: References the 18th Amendment (1920), playing on "bars" (musical measures vs. drinking establishments) - **"Carrie Paper"**: Likely a pun on Carrie Nation, the famous temperance crusader - **"Worried Seventeen"**: A lovelorn teenager receiving romantic advice - **"Mathematical Minnie"**: A recurring character offering humorous formulas about romance and consequences **Satirical Points:** The jokes mock contemporary concerns: Prohibition's effects, parenting anxieties, dating customs, and courtship leading to "correctional court wedding ceremony" (shotgun weddings). The humor is mild, focusing on wordplay and social absurdities rather than sharp political critique. These brief items represent the magazine's formula of reader submissions and editorial responses—populist, domestic humor aimed at ordinary Americans.
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62 Captain Billy's Whiz Bang Hon. Captain—I never knew until the other day why there are so many jazz melodies. The prohibitionists forced the composers to take all the bars out of their music. * * * Hi Jinks—No, the nursery should not be referred to as the bawl room. * * * Bush Leaguer—I'll agree that you don't have to be a ball player to have a good ‘batting average.’ ” * * * Carrie Paper—A little floor oil poured on the baby's dress will keep the floors shining. * * * Worried Seventeen—Yes, my girl, love is of a man's life a thing apart but 'tis a woman's whole existence. * * * George—Wrinkled suits do not necessarily mean that your friend was out with a girl. He might have been wrestling with his room-mate. * * * Robbinsdale Arithmetic Lesson One cow plus one well equals two gallons pure milk. * * * As Mathematical Minnie would say: “Flattery plus love chatter plus embraces plus kisses plus country trip minus old lady equals correctional court wedding ceremony.”