Brooklyn Riot Memoir Rejects Licenses and Laughs
A chaotic spoof letter from Dinkelspiel recounts a Brooklyn riot near the Britch and a fevered dream of roast beef, veal, and supper bells. Mike Skeezegeister endures a comical ambulance episode as a sturgeon comments on his wounds and identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BM Hieberson
M Looey
Charleston
S&s. S
Mike Skeezegeister Vich
Brooklyn
Bolng
Red Cross
Mike Skeeezegetster
Mike Skeezegeister
Mike Skeezemeister
der Sturzeon
Park Row
Mike
Skeezegeister
Labels and The Perils of So Called Pure Food
A luncheon guest tries meat from a jar labeled perfectly pure but finds ropes boots soap leather sardine and dope mixed in a suspicious stew. The tale recalls Smith a man who sold insurance though the marble plaque on his grave tells a different story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jey
Smith
The tale of Addam and the talking rabbit misfit
A jumbled 19th century style folktale recounts Addam meeting a sentient rabbit in a Eden garden. The rabbit mocks Addam’s authority, spurs a fight, and the scene shifts to butcher Mr. Brily and Billy. A missionary Gipple mentions Mumboogla and a distant equator region with ten million inhabitants and a satire on religion.
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Ned
Johnny
Hden
Addam
Furius
Mr. Brily
Wich
Billy
Gipple
Arca
Wen
Vision of a strange idol and a king’s misrule in a colonial tale
A narrator recalls an encounter with an high priest and a king who force him to witness a bizarre worship of a reptile god. The story mixes satire, violence, and shock, ending with a plan to spread scandalous beliefs abroad and a medical aside about oily skin and a rosewater vinaigrette.
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Wifey
T.E. Powers
Dearie
Shooray
Koboken
Gwan
Dinkelspiel
Vot Puzpess
Mike Skeezegeisster
der Sturgeon
George
Mrs. Gurgle
Little Johnny
Kings Army
Peary
Illinoy
Moozamheek
New York
Ben Thare
Teddy
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