Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #21 — page 16: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains three unrelated humorous anecdotes rather than political cartoons: 1. **Hotel Clerk's Gaffe**: A story mocking a New York hotel clerk's tactless question to newlyweds about wanting "twin beds" instead of a double bed—implying the couple might not want to share a bed on their wedding night. 2. **Following Chickens**: A brief verse about someone following chickens instead of horses, playing on the saying "to follow horses isn't right." 3. **Reserved Seats & Tasty Stuff**: A joke about peeping through keyholes, and a literary excerpt contrasting the taste of a prairie maiden with industrial-city women (Pittsburgh, South Chicago)—likely satirizing regional stereotypes about attractiveness and refinement. The humor is domestic, bawdy, and relies on era-specific social conventions rather than political commentary.