The Coolie Shadow on the John E. Redwood
In the eighties I served as an able seaman aboard the John E. Redwood in the East India trade. A watchman’s shadow of a coolie sparked a tense night of fear, a knife held at the ready, and a stealthy pursuit through the ship as the crew faced potential mutiny and deadly threat. The captain and mate slept through it, and a grim dawn left questions about whether the danger was real or a waking dream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Redwood
Phillipsburg
India
China
Bombay
Bill Davis
Bill
New York
J. O. Scott
You Clever by Half Postage Riddle
A humorous exchange asks if love letters are posted without stamps and answered yes to avoid strangers reading them. The speaker notes a sweetheart willing to pay extra postage but not a stranger, in a humorous Blatter style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WM. Ayres & Sons
Philadelphia
C. White
Carter
Viala
Caiis
Mak
Scarter Medicine CO
New York
Pretts girl at Turtle Brook and a bet in the tavern tale
A fragment from Cassier's Magazine recounts a country tavern scene where an English railroad engineer disputes a Yankee's boast about arch strength and eggs. The tale ends with the engineer betting and paying for drinks after the egg stunt fails. It also mentions a local girl, Smyth's daughter, and a brief note on a Sunday pot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pretts
Turtle Brook
Pennsylvania
Cassier
Wise Detroit Lawyer Door Notes and Baseball Offer
A Detroit lawyer posts humorous office door notices about going to lunch court or shopping with his wife, prompting wary callers to wait or leave. A New York Press quip recalls a parent’s college investment paying off with a son receiving a pro baseball offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Thiz
Detroit Free Press
New York Press
What Is Your Financial State This Morning
A Cass avenue wife asks her husband about his finances and he replies that his money is not a state but a territory, turning his pockets inside out in a humorous Detroit Free Press exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Cass Avenue
Detroit Free Press
In the Shadow of His Uncle Watch Joke
A humorous exchange from period papers features jokes about a watch with hidden works and an invisible chain, followed by a quip about stage engagements from a theatre gossip page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Hogarty
Mr. Dougherty
Points of Resemblance and Witty Exchanges Across Papers
A collage of witty exchanges and literary quips from diverse publications. Clara admires a bathing suit described as art while Jack counters art is long. Other lines spoof branding and stage jokes, echoing sharp humor from Kate Field, Chicago Tribune, and Harvard Lampoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara
Jack
Kate Field
Washington
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James Whitcomb Riley
John
Joan
London
Rivers
Banks
Dr. Jekyll
Hyde
Chicago Tribune
Harvard Lampoon
Carters
MYTLE
Jenn
Dr. Acker
Indies
W. H. Rooker & CO
Boston
Mass
Rec
P. Ordway & Coy
ARKET
Humphrey
Nemoyer
Water Street
Episcopal
Firzer & Bros
Louisville, Ky
Theel
PME cii
Cageland
Pring
Austria
Npr Ag
U.S
C.a.snow &Co
Orp. Patent Office
Ashington, D.C
West
Jon
West Company
Chicago
Ill
Siegfried & Co
Warren, Pa
P.harold Hayes
M.D
Eeatment
E. C. West
Warren
Cal
Pitcher’s Gastorta
Ely’s
Pem
S USA
Maul
ELY Brothers
Warren St
A. J. Hazeltine Prest
O. W. Beaty
Prea
T. G. B. Ensworth
Cashier
Mino
C. W. Beaty
M. B. Dunham
L. B. Wood
Char
3. Noyes
James Clark
A. R. Freeman
Charles W. Stove
F. H. Rockwell
A. J Maceltine
I. D. Wetvacre, Pres
M. Beecher, Cash
Warren County
England
Ireland
Europe
Myron Waters
G N. Parmlee
D L. Gerould
Cashia
S. P. Hall
H. A. Jamieson
Y ¥. Davia
P. Johnson
A. Hertzel
W.D Brown
A. T. Scofield
United Later
Chase
Iene
Cali
BREE
Chase Turbine Mfg. CO
Orange, Mass
I Ladel
Goltar
Ngton Street
Beaton, Mant
George Stinson & CO
Portland
Maine
Wyman & Davis
Carver Wouse
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