Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 3, No. 25, October, 1921: America's Magazine of Wit, Humor and FilosophyVarious
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Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 3, No. 25, October, 1921: America's Magazine of Wit, Humor and Filosophy
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American wit and humor -- Periodicals
One night a party was held on the sands and every one disrobed and all
were enjoying the cooling air of the evening when a stranger was seen in
the offing. Everyone grabbed clothes and ran, intending to use another
part of the beach to refresh themselves. One dearie was stranded in the
dark, and as the rest of the party had her clothes, was forced to wander
about until morning, which was only a few hours away. After daylight she
set out to find some clothes.
Later the town heads talked it over and decided that a person ought to
wear some clothing, if only to protect them from the chill night air, so
now if you go to Manhattan to swim, take something along to wear, even if
it is only an old shirt, for, quote they, if Mack Sennet can get away
with it, “we” can.
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“The Four Cow Boys of the Poker Chips”
_From “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse”_
By James Starr.
This is a great, massive feature directed by Dex Bygum, formerly a
bartender in Cuba. This picture is the greatest society drama that has
ever been produced about the cow country. The story is of a man that goes
to Reno to get a divorce. Reno being a great cow town, he soon turns
to be a cowboy. While he is chasing the “steaks” around the country, a
beautiful girl comes to Reno to get a divorce or to get married, we don’t
know which. The two fall in love with each other and he rides her around
the town in a side car on a bicycle. They have great times together for a
while until he starts to playing marbles for money. This gambling scene
would make Monte Carlo turn green with envy. The girl tells the man that
if he doesn’t stop gambling, she’ll leave him forever. He goes from bad
to worse and starts to play lawn dice. She is heart-broken and leaves
the town. That night he and four cowboys start to play poker. The four
cowboys leave the dive with all of the poker chips. The man is broke and
discouraged, so he takes a writing “Tablet” and dies in a few minutes.
This is the only drama we’ve seen with a true-to-life ending. It is
without a doubt the greatest non-star picture ever produced. We don’t see
how they did it.
* * * * *
“High Steppin’”
_From “Deception”_
By James Starr.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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