Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, June 1922 · page 2 of 68
Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #34 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is not a cartoon or satirical content page—it's a **legal ownership statement** required by federal law. The page documents that *Captain Billy's Whiz Bang*, a monthly satirical magazine published in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, is owned and managed by W. H. Fawcett and his son Harvey Fawcett as of April 1, 1922. Under the Act of Congress from August 24, 1912, publications had to publicly declare their ownership, editorial staff, and circulation details. This document fulfills that requirement, listing the publisher, editors, business managers, and confirming W. H. Fawcett as the sole stockholder. There is no satirical content visible here—it's administrative paperwork, likely included in the magazine to comply with postal regulations.
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STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, CIRCULA- TION, ETC., REQUIRED BY THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF AUGUST, 24, 1912. Of Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, published monthly at Robbins- dale, Minnesota, for April 1, 1922. State of Minnesota, County of Hennepin—ss. Before me, a notary public in and for the state and county aforesaid, personally appeared Harvey Fawcett, who, having been duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is the busi- ness manager of Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, and that the following is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true statement of the ownership, management (and if a daily paper, the circulation), etc., of the aforesaid publication for the date shown in the above caption, required by the Act of August 24, 1912, embodied in Section 443, Postal Laws and Regulations, printed on the reverse of this form, to-wit: 1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, man- aging editor, and business managers are: Publisher, W. H. Faw- cett, Robbinsdale, Minnesota; editor, W. H. Fawcett, Robbinsdale, Minnesota; managing editor, none; business manager, Harvey Fawcett, Robbinsdale, Minnesota. 2. That the owners are: (Give names and addresses of individ- ual owners, or, if a corporation, give its name and the names and addresses of stockholders owning or holding 1 per cent or more of the total amount of stock.) W. H. Fawcett, Robbinsdale, Minne- sota. 3. That the known bondholders, mortgagees