Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, July 1922 · page 63 of 67
Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #35 — page 63: what you’re looking at
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This page contains humorous advice and short jokes typical of 1920s American satirical magazines. The main satirical pieces target: **"Ward Roabe" advice**: A cynical quip suggesting young men should become "private secretaries" to wealthy "grass widows" (divorced/separated women) rather than marry them—avoiding marital obligations like social events while maintaining the relationship's benefits. **"High Cost of Loving"**: Satirizes post-war economic anxiety, depicting a young man's romantic goodbye interrupted by financial worries. The punchline—he's mentally calculating how to survive on ten dollars weekly—mocks working-class economic hardship during the period's inflation. **Medical school notice**: Appears to be genuine society news, not satire. **Bottom jokes**: Crude humor about a Swedish character's dog and a non-sequitur pun about punching. Overall, the page reflects 1920s concerns about dating costs, economic precarity, and class differences—delivered through irreverent humor characteristic of the magazine's populist, cynical tone.
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62 Captain Billy's Whiz Bang contracting this word into a nickname. 3. Yes, it makes a good name for a canoe. * * * Ward Roabe—Young man, when you meet a rich grass widow, don't lose your head and go and ask her to marry you. Instead ask her for the position of private secretary. You'll get just as much enjoyment out of life without the trouble of having to go with her to parties and the operas. * * * High Cost of Loving When the loving at midnight is ended, And he stands with his hat in his fist, While she lovingly lingers beside him, To bid him adieu and be kissed; How busy his thoughts of the future You can bet that his thoughts do not speak He is wondering how they can manage To live on his ten bucks a week. * * * Pretty Soft For the Doctor (From the Aurora Beacon News.) Elliot S. Denney left yesterday for Boston to commence his fourth year at Harvard School of Medicine. Elliott is also house doctor at the Women's hospital, and is enjoying splendid oppor- tunities and privileges. * * * Olaf, our Swedish snoose-hound, is loudly squawking because he didn't get a run for his money last Sunday. The Robbinsdale ball team was held scoreless. * * * A sock on the nose smells like two on the feet.