Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, April 1923 · page 25 of 68
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This page contains humorous short pieces typical of early 20th-century American satirical magazines. The content includes: **"The Board Bill That Bored Bill"**: A tongue-twister joke exploiting homophones ("bill board" vs. "board bill") to create wordplay humor—Bill solves his boredom by selling advertising space to pay his room-and-board expenses. **Philosophical quip**: A brief observation that friends' unwanted commentary about our troubles often feels worse than the troubles themselves. **"Twenty-five Years Ago in Robbinsdale"**: A nostalgic rural snippet featuring minimal dialogue ("Huh," "Uh-huh," "Whoa"), suggesting simple country life. **The cow-bell anecdote**: Gus names a prize Holstein bull calf with a grandiose pedigree name, jokingly calling him a "bovine cavalier." **Stork poem**: A mild joke about medical bills—the stork brings babies, but the doctor's bill follows. **Beauty hint**: A practical reminder for women to shave underarms before formal dress, reflecting contemporary grooming standards. No political satire or caricatures appear; this is general humor content.
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Captain Billy's Whiz Bang 25 Pasture Pot Pourri The Board Bill That Bored Bill Bill had a bill board, Bill also had a board bill, The board bill bored Bill, So that Bill sold the bill board, To pay his board bill, So after Bill sold his bill board, To pay his board bill, The board bill no longer bored Bill. * * * Most of our misfortunes are more supportable than the comments of our friends upon them. * * * Twenty-five Years Ago in Robbinsdale “Huh” “Uh-huh” “Whoa” * * * “You win the bovine cavalier,” said Gus as he hung the cow bell around the neck of our new Holstein Freisian Bull-calf, King Akkrummer Ormsby, the 8th. * * * The stork is a bird with a great big bill, He brings us the babies whenever he will, Then comes the doctor when he is through— You’ll find he has a big bill, too. * * * Our Monthly Beauty Hint Before appearing in evening gown be sure and shave your axillae.