Captain Billy’s Whiz Bang, Vol. II. No. 16, January, 1921
Keep On Keepin’ On
Captain Billy’s
Whiz Bang
OUR MOTTO:
“Make It Snappy”
January, 1921 Vol. II. No. 16
Published Monthly by
W. H. Fawcett,
Rural Route No. 2
at Robbinsdale, Minnesota
Entered as second-class matter May 1, 1920, at the post office atRobbinsdale, Minnesota, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Price 25 cents $2.50 per year
“We have room for but one soul loyalty and that isloyalty to the American People.”—Theodore Roosevelt.
Copyright 1921
By W. H. Fawcett
Edited by a Spanish and World War Veteran and dedicatedto the fighting forces of the United States.
History Up-to-Date
Now that the British are agitating for a change inthe American history text books, which, they charge,inculcates our future generations with prejudiceagainst the original mother country, and the anti-Britishare crying for more, let’s fit-in with somethingin keeping with the spirit of the age. Let’s introducea history lesson that is guaranteed to interest theshimmy-shaking school children of this great andglorious jazz age. Therefore, we offer for yourapproval, Professor Brenton’s “History Up-to-date.”
By W. H. BRENTON
Things started off wrong in the beginning whenAdam had to give up one of his ribs for Eve, butin spite of this, he, like a game sport, tipped hisfig leaf to her upon their first introduction. All ransmoothly until Eve raised Cain, and thus our ancestors(after the monkeys) kept up a constant increase untilNoah got inside dope about the flood, whereupon hebuilt the Ark.
Our troubles might have been relegated to theword finis, but Noah stuck up a good old boat and savedhis wife, his animals, and their wives. Then Nero[4]played havoc with Rome and made th