Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, June 1922 · page 48 of 68
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This page from *Captain Billy's Whiz Bang* (a humor magazine popular in the 1920s) is a collection of short satirical jokes and quips targeting contemporary social attitudes. The humor mocks melodramatic romance writing ("A Continued Story," "Sob Stuff"), with exaggerated passionate prose that was common in pulp fiction. The Jane McCleek joke plays on moral judgment—her "will" being strong but her "won't" (desire to resist) being weak, satirizing judgmental attitudes about women's sexuality. "Boys, Better Cut It Out" appears to mock young men's secretive rebelliousness, perhaps referencing illicit meetings or contraband (tobacco suggests bootlegging during Prohibition). The final anecdote jokes about city people's ignorance of farm life—the woman's command "turn on the milk" treats the cow like a mechanical appliance, mocking urban disconnection from rural reality. Overall, the page reflects 1920s sensibilities about romance, propriety, youth behavior, and rural-urban cultural divides.
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46 Captain Billy's Whiz Bang Reel Stuff How sad the story of Jane McCleek. Her will was strong, but her won't was weak. * * * A girl in Florida wants to know if Whiz Bangs isn't a new way of fixing the hair. * * * A Continued Story "Slowly, silently she yielded to his passion-ate embrace. As he clasped her in his arms, and on her upturned lips he pressed a kiss, she softly murmured" to be continued * * * Boys, Better Cut It Out Sh-sh-h-h—meet me on the bridge at mid-night! I'll be there with the papers. You bring the tobacco. * * * Sob Stuff Love me tonight! Fold your dear arms about me— Hurt me—I do but glory in your might! Though your fierce strength absorb, engulf, and drown me, Love me tonight! (Beatrice M. Barry in the "Banquet Table.") * * * Maggie's chum from the city went out to milk the cow the other morning without much success. After waiting for several minutes, she exclaimed, "For the love of Mike, cow, turn on the milk."