Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, August 1922 · page 51 of 67
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This page contains no cartoons—it's a section of *Whiz Bang*, a 1920s satirical magazine, comprised entirely of humorous classified ads and brief news items reprinted from small-town American newspapers. The satire works by presenting genuinely absurd or unintentionally funny real classifieds and notices. The humor includes: - **"This Is the Life!"**: Women getting fitted for corsets presented as enviable leisure - **"Ochiltree Eatiquette"**: A man unable to eat for weeks (unclear why) presented as casual gossip - **"Grandpa Cracks"**: A newborn causing the grandfather's injury treated matter-of-factly - **"I Am For Men!"**: A misogynistic job posting presented deadpan - **"Careless Dresser"**: A lost undergarment treated with urgent formality - **"Southern Congeniality"**: Backhanded sympathy—regretting someone's *recovery* from illness (unclear intent: sarcasm or genuine rudeness) The magazine's appeal relied on readers finding humor in small-town America's unintentionally bizarre or socially awkward public announcements.
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Captain Billy's Whiz Bang 49 Classified Ads and Such This Is the Life! (From the Whitewater, Wis., Register) Miss Childs, Mrs Cott H.ch and Miss May Spencer, Edgerton's Lady Jeweler, drove over from Edgerton the first of the week to be fitted to Henderson Corsets at the White House Stare. * * * Ochiltree Eatiquette (From Ochiltree, Tex., News) Bogus Wilbanks, who has been laid up and is now at his home, is now on the mend. For several weeks he was unable to raise a knife to his mouth. * * * Grandpa Cracks Under the Strain (From Paoli, Ind.) The stork visited Irvin Trinkle Monday morning and presented him with a new son, all getting along fine except grandpa Sorrels, and he was able to hobble around on crutches this a. m. * * * “I Am For Men!” (From the Livingston, Mont., Enterprise) Wanted—Place where there is no women. To cook for men. Room 44, Hefferlin blk. * * * A Careless Dresser (From the Denver News) Lost—Monday, between Trinity church and Twentieth and Sher-man streets, a FIllipino embroidered chemise. Please phone York 2557. * * * Southern Congeniality (From the Williamston, S. C., News) The friends of Mr. J. C. Wilson regret to learn that he is slowly recovering from a recent illness.