Barkeep Recalls Young Gambler on Brazil Interurban
In Sullivan a barkeep recalls a Terre Haute county fair ride on the Brazil interurban. A twenty year old cherubic youth dominates the car talk with tales of horse racing, poker, faro, and opium, while nearby couples listen in shocked amusement.
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John
Wouldbe Rakes
Rones
Sullivan
Terre Haute
Clay County
San Francisc
Faro Bank
Ferdie
Speedway
Devil
Pick-Ups Around Town Readings and Rural Jests
A column of humorous tales from Ed Hoke origins in Kentucky features a bar joke about wholesale liquor and a sponge in a jug tale told by Joe Orr. It also recalls streetcar Irish wit, checkers at Matt Farley’s, and a wobbly monthly forecast joking about church debt and September signs. The piece ends with a quip about Squire Gray’s horse theft verdict and legal missteps.
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Ed. Hoke
Kentucky
Joe Orr
Union
Sage remark ends a gathering as regulars depart
The passage notes two regulars leaving while John comments that the dissipated devil never says a word. The scene captures a tense moment with mention of a vice stained thing and a tumultuous reception from young married folks.
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John
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Sullivan, Indiana
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Fred Fenton Baye
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New Lebanon
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Gill Township
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Thomas E. Denney
Angeline Halberstadt
Sullivan Coat Indiana
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