Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, July 1922 · page 10 of 67
Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #35 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page contains four short humorous anecdotes rather than visual cartoons: 1. **Rural directions joke**: Mocks Kansas rural speech by having a local give absurdly circular directions ("four detours straight ahead"), satirizing both rural communication and poor road infrastructure of the era. 2. **Harvey Fawcett anecdote**: References a real staff member vacationing, establishing the magazine's informal, personal tone. 3. **Shop window satire**: A flirty joke about women ("sweetie") using window shopping as a front to attract wealthy men ("bank roll scorchers")—reflecting 1920s courtship anxieties and materialism. 4. **"True Confessions" magazine plug**: Advertises the new Fawcett magazine launching August 1922, positioning it as featuring real-life romance stories rather than fictional romance novels (referencing the popular *Graustark* series), claiming readers prefer authentic narratives. The page blends gossip, advertising, and gentle social humor typical of this satirical magazine's style.
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Captain Billy's Whiz Bang 9 plied: “Sure thing. Go two creameries down the road, and then turn two cheese factories to the right.” * * * E X-CORPORAL HARVEY FAWCETT, U. S. Tank Corps, who helps us do the chores around Whiz Bang farm, is vaca- tioning on a motor cruise to the Pacific Coast. Harvey asked a Kansas native for directions to the next village and this was his answer: “You are on the right road. The village is about four detours straight ahead.” * * * S HOP windows on Nicollet are showing the season’s latest crimes. The big plate glass windows resemble aquariums when sweetie detours her fish into strategic position for spring’s latest novelties in bank roll scorchers. * * * A T THE RATE manuscript is coming in for the new Fawcett magazine—“True Confessions”—ye editor has a herculean job ahead of him choosing the prize winners in the $10,000 contests. The first issue of the magazine—August, 1922—will be on the news stands July 15th. It will be something differ- ent—a cross section of real life romances—not the imaginary—Graustark—fiction school stuff —but real life stories—and there’s no gainsay- ing the fact that it is the Romance of Real Life the people like to read nowadays.