Salt Water Bathing and Laughing Sagas at Rockaway
A jumbled set of quips and vignettes, including Levi Cohen at Rockaway Beach seeking salt water for a sponge bath for a nickel a pail, jokes about Irish and German bands, saloon entrances, a physician and Casey tales, a physician’s dime dose tale, a harness theft note, jury bribery, a sailor’s brag, and a punchline about a preacher brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi Cohen
Rockaway Beach
Fife
Cohen
Dr. W. Ransome
A Dutchman Witness in Pittsburg Trunk Case
The testimony centers on a Dutch passenger Deitzman who took a trunk at Pittsburg and later testified about the Buckeye boiler incident. He describes boarding the boat, seeing Jones, and the explosion, with courtroom banter reflecting strong dialect and humor amid the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Deitzman
Piter
Jones
Bittaburg
Weall
Nix
Shones
Dutchman's Testimony in Steamboat Case at Pittsburg
A widow, Mrs Rebecca Jones, sues Buckeye steamboat owners after a Buckeye explosion on the Ohio River near Pittsburg. She claims the death of her husband and loss of clothing. defense contends neither husband nor wife were aboard and witnesses are scarce. The case centers on whether the missing man was aboard and killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio River
Pittsburg
Rebecca Jones
Rial
Jones
Pitteburk
Uimcult
Arithmetic Lesson From a Grocery Boy
A Jew boy enters a grocer shop and asks the clerk to total a list of items. He orders ten pounds sugar at 6 cents, eleven pounds coffee at 26 cents, eight pounds more at 30 cents, and adds that the total is five dollars. The clerk confirms the sum and the boy thanks him, saying it was his arithmetic lesson for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casey
Sullivan
George Fuller Golden
McCarty
James
Larry
Limerick
Killarney
Corak
Stor
Hotel de Finney
Montreal
Que-bec-que
Cana da
Larry-o- Mae
Buffle
Mary Ann
Humorous Anecdotes About Deception and Jobs
A shopper recalls a friend at Stanley’s with a “wife” who is deaf, revealing a joke about misread appearances. Another tale describes a Washington trip to seek a presidential appointment, ending with a fatal river sighting and a twist on job luck.
Vinegar Hill Chat Turns Irish Tale Into Scene
In a dialog from The Irishman's Panorama the speaker sketches Vinegar Hill and a bustling countryside setting. A lively exchange hints at a visit to a man's castle and a cordial offer to meet a Mr McCarty, described as fine and youthful, amid rustic talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinegar Hill
James
Wolfe
McCarty
Voices That Came to Uncle Continues Controversial Address
An older man, penniless, declares he has lost all his money and cannot pay for his keep. He contemplates working as a laborer or hunting tigers and lions for their skins, expressing disbelief that anyone believes he ever hunted. He storms from the breakfast room to a small study in anger.
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Father
Uncle
Bob
Marian
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Rafferty
J. W. Kelly
Brooklyn
Sonora
John T. Ray
Judge
Mike
Ireland
Mark Murphy
Ane
Smith & Campbell
Swanee River
Stanley's
Jack Norworth
Washington
Roosevelt
Potomac
Frencury
George Thatcher
J. B. Burdett
North Street
Richmond, Ind
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