Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, July 1922 · page 19 of 67
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This page from *Captain Billy's Whiz Bang* (a humor magazine popular in the 1920s-30s) contains three comedic sections with no political content: **Robbinsdale Society Notes**: Faux-serious local gossip items (a cow's calf, a barber's inventory) mimicking small-town newspaper columns—humor derives from treating trivial events as newsworthy. **Breezy Point**: A whimsical sound-poem listing barnyard and household noises, ending with a self-referential joke about the magazine itself ("This issue of Whiz Bang !!!—????****—"), suggesting the publication creates nonsensical noise. **Mistaken Identity**: A joke about a passenger in Athens confusing snow-covered hills with "Greece"—the humor plays on the woman's foolishness and the gentleman's equally absurd "correction," creating a double misunderstanding. These are gentle, domestic humor pieces typical of the magazine's focus on everyday absurdities rather than satire.
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18 Captain Billy's Whiz Bang Robbinsdale Society Notes Aleck Jones' old cow, Rosebud, had a calf last Saturday morning. Both are doing well. * * * Joseph Hoskins, our local barber, received his spring supply of hair tonic this week. * * * Cynthia Hanson, who is taking a corre- spondence course in cooking, received another lesson recently. * * * Breezy Point Horses in the barn Hee Haw! Hee Haw! Kitty by the fireside Meow—Sst, pst, sst, Doggies out romping Bow wow, wuff wuff, Cuckoos in the tree top Coo—Coo—Coo—Coo, This issue of Whiz Bang !!!—????****— * * * Mistaken Identity As a steamer was leaving the harbor of Athens a well-dressed young passenger ap- proached the captain and pointing to the dis- tant hills inquired: “What is that white stuff on the hills, cap- tain?” “That is snow, madam,” replied the captain. “Well,” remarked the lady, “I thought so myself, but a gentleman has just told me it was Greece.”