Mister Ron's Basement II

Mister Ron's Basement #1586

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 01:43:00 GMT

Mon, Feb 8 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1586

Our Monday novel serialization is Stephen Leacock's 1912 masterpiece, 'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.'

Please do go back and start with Chapter One of this fabulous book! They're ALL worth listening to!

You'll find them in the Stephen Leacock Index below.

Today, in Chapter Five, we follow the fund-raising efforts of 'The Whirlwind Campaign in Mariposa.'

As always, your comments are welcome! Mail to: revry@panix.com

Time: approx eighteen and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:

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The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Leacock_Stories.html

Also, do check out the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor web site at:

http://leacock.ca

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed 'Beatweek') which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1585

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 03:54:00 GMT

Sun, Feb 7 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1585

SUNDAY SALAD offers TWO wintry pieces - first a short poem about a brash young ice skating girl from 1879, 'Maud Miller.' Then we hear some tall tales involving snowshoes, and boats, and wildcats in the 1883 story, 'A Few Moderate Anecdotes.'

Time: approx six minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:

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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine (soon to be renamed 'Beatweek') which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1584

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 04:57:00 GMT

Sat, Feb 6 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1584

Our Saturday Night Special commemorates the Great Snowstorm of 2010 with a Bill Nye Story from 1994 -- 'An Interesting Diary.'

Time: approx six minutes

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The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/billnye.html

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1583

Sat, 6 Feb 2010 01:27:00 GMT

Fri, Feb 5 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1583

We are interrupting our readings of George W. Peck stories this week because Mister Ron has a terrible 'code in de nodse.' Therefore we have a special, and perhaps more appropriate story by Thomas L. Masson from 1909, called 'Anatomy for Beginners.'

Time: approx seven minutes

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The Thomas L. Masson Index of Stories is at:

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There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1582

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 01:05:00 GMT

Thur, Feb 4 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1582

This week we are reading from George W. Peck's 1900 book 'Sunbeams.'

Today Peck tells of a fellow editor who became a police chief, and how the man dealt with a 'regular customer' in a tale called

'Gave the Prisoner Rope.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

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The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at:http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1581

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 03:44:00 GMT

Wed, Feb 3 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1581

This week we are reading from George W. Peck's 1900 book 'Sunbeams.'

Today we hear a remarkably up-to-date tale from 110 years ago that could be torn out of your daily newspaper. It's called 'The Trust and the Drummer.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at:http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1580

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 02:58:00 GMT

Tue, Feb 2 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1580

This week we will be reading 'Humor, Sarcasm, and Sense' from George W. Peck's 1900 book 'Sunbeams.'

Today, we look at that new-fangled style of sleepwear (for 1900) in the story, 'The Dude and His Pajamas.'

Time: approx seven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at:http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 of iProng Magazine which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1579

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 04:26:00 GMT

Mon, Feb 1 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1579

Our Monday novel serialization is Stephen Leacock's 1912 masterpiece, 'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.'

Every single chapter of this book is fabulous! If you haven't heard the first, second, and third Chapters yet, go back and listen to them first.

You'll find them in the Stephen Leacock Index below.

Today, in Chapter Four, we take a close look at 'The Ministrations of the Rev. Mr. Drone.'

As always, your comments are welcome! Mail to: revry@panix.com

Time: approx thirty-four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Leacock_Stories.html

Also, do check out the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor web site at: http://leacock.ca

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in the latest issue of iProng Magazine (issue #59) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1578

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:57:00 GMT

Sun, Jan 31 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1578

SUNDAY SALAD presents Stanley Huntley's 1882 spoof of Tennyson's 1854 poem, 'Charge of the Light Brigade.' It is called (naturally) 'Charge of the Heavy Brigade.'

Time: approx five minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in the latest issue of iProng Magazine (issue #59) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar:http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1577

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:19:00 GMT

Sat, Jan 30 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1577

Our Saturday Night Special story appeared in Puck Magazine back in 1884. It was written by Puck regular Scott Way, and it is all about returning home after a long absence -- it's called 'He Remembered.'

Time: approx six and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:

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There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in the latest issue of iProng Magazine (issue #59) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1576

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:25:00 GMT

Fri, Jan 29 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1576

Today is January 29th, also known as that great global holiday, created years ago by Mad Magazine cartoonist Don Martin, National Gorilla Suit Day! (actually, the holiday falls on January 31st, but we're getting it in early this year).

In celebration, we are presenting our Fourth Annual Gorilla Suit story! All of our Gorilla Suit stories can be found here.

Today's piece originally appeared in 'Wilkes Spirit of the Times' back in 1861. It is called 'Performance by the Savage Club.'

Of course, this makes this week's theme a little easier to figure out.

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in the latest issue of iProng Magazine (issue #59) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1575

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:51:00 GMT

Thur, Jan 28 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1575

This week we have a theme to all our stories, which will become apparent by the time we get to Friday's tale.

Back in Episode #633, we presented a 43 minute version of George W. Peck's 1870s lecture 'How Peck and Another Mule Crushed the Rebellion.'

Years later, Peck expanded and serialized the lecture in his newspaper, 'Peck's Sun.' In 1897, it was compiled into a book called 'How Private George W. Peck Put Down the Rebellion.'

Today, we are reading a fun part of that book, 'I Am Sent Forth in Women's Clothes.'

Time: approx nineteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at:
http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in the latest issue of iProng Magazine (issue #59) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1574

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:57:00 GMT

Wed, Jan 27 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1574

This week we have a theme to all our stories, which will become apparent by the time we get to Friday's tale.

Today's wonderful piece is by noted Western writer Gay Bentley Wuerpel, from 1906. It's called 'The Cowboy and the Mermaid.'

Time: approx twenty-five minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in the latest issue of iProng Magazine (issue #59) which can be downloaded as a free pdf file here.

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1573

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Tue, Jan 26 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1573

This week we have a theme to all our stories, which will become apparent by the time we get to Friday's tale.

We begin the week with a very short story from Marcus Mills ('Brick') Pomeroy's 1868 book, 'Nonsense.' It's called 'A Chicken Suit.' And no, it isn't about someone wearing a chicken suit...

Time: approx five and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Brick Pomeroy Catalog of Stories is at:

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1572

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:27:00 GMT

Mon, Jan 25 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1572

Our Monday novel serialization is Stephen Leacock's 1912 masterpiece, 'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.'

Every single chapter of this book is wonderful!
If you haven't heard the first and second Chapters yet, go back and listen to them first. You'll find them in the Stephen Leacock Index below.

Today we take an exciting (for Mariposa) trip on Lake Wissanotti on board the Mariposa Belle, in 'The Marine Excursions of the Knights of Pythias.'

As always, your comments are welcome! Mail to:
revry@panix.com

Time: approx forty-one and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Leacock_Stories.html

Also, do check out the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor web site at:

http://leacock.ca

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1571

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:12:00 GMT
Sun, Jan 24 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1571

SUNDAY SALAD features one of the last pieces Stanley Huntley wrote for the Brooklyn Eagle in 1884, almost a year before he died. Mere days before 'Vengeance' appeared in the Eagle, long-time editor Thomas Kinsella died, and it seems likely that this weird tale was Huntley's tribute to him.

Thomas Kinsella

Time: approx eleven and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1570

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:35:00 GMT
Sat, Jan 23 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1570

Often, people with 'artistic' temperaments are accused of posing.

Our Saturday Night Special story, written for 'The Smart Set' Magazine in January of 1910 (exactly one hundred years ago) by Harold Susman, concerns two artistic types who are tired and misunderstood. It is called 'Artistic Temperamentalists: A Modern Instance.'

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1569

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:49:00 GMT
Fri, Jan 22 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1569

In 1897, fairly early in his career, illustrator and cartoonist Art Young published a collection of lectures by famous writers called 'Authors' Readings.' He also wrote short biographies of the writers and wonderful included life drawings, autographed by his subject.

We really don't know why we have never featured any stories by Opie Read in the Basement before, but we will offer more in the the future. Meanwhile, today we offer Art Young's biography of Read and the short lecture story 'A Backwoods Sunday.'

Time: approx fifteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1568

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:48:00 GMT
Thur, Jan 21 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1568

In 1897, fairly early in his career, illustrator and cartoonist Art Young published a collection of lectures by famous writers called 'Authors' Readings.' He also wrote short biographies of the writers and wonderful included life drawings, autographed by his subject.

Today we are featuring Young's biography of C. B. Lewis, who wrote under the pen name of 'M. Quad.' We have featured hundreds of M. Quad stories in the Basement, and most of them are extremely funny.

Today's lecture story is not funny at all, but is terrific. It is called 'The Last of His Race.'

Time: approx thirteen and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1567

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:38:00 GMT
Wed, Jan 20 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1567

In 1897, fairly early in his career, illustrator and cartoonist Art Young published a collection of lectures by famous writers called 'Authors' Readings.' He also wrote short biographies of the writers and wonderful included life drawings, autographed by his subject.

Today we feature Young's biography of poet Eugene Field, and Field's poem, 'Seein' Things.'

Time: approx thirteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1566

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:55:00 GMT
Tue, Jan 19 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1566

In 1897, fairly early in his career, illustrator and cartoonist Art Young published a collection of lectures by famous writers called 'Authors' Readings.' He also wrote short biographies of the writers and wonderful included life drawings, autographed by his subject.

Today we feature his biography of Bill Nye, and the Nye lecture 'A Blasted Snore.'

Time: approx seventeen and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/billnye.html

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1565

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:01:00 GMT
Mon, Jan 18 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1565

Our Monday novel serialization is Stephen Leacock's 1912 masterpiece, 'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.'

Every single chapter of this book is wonderful!
If you haven't heard the first Chapter yet, go back to Episode #1558 (click here) and listen to that first.

Today we offer Chapter Two, 'The Speculations of Jefferson Thorpe' which delves into the investment bubbles of 1912 and shows us that today's financial situation is nothing new.

And it's funny, too!

As always, your comments are welcome! Mail to:
revry@panix.com

Time: approx thirty-five minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Leacock_Stories.html

Also, do check out the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor web site at:

http://leacock.ca

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1564

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:09:00 GMT
Sun, Jan 17 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1564

SUNDAY SALAD has a short, funny piece about two scared newlyweds arriving in the big city of Brooklyn. Stanley Huntley's 'Sure Protection' originally appeared in 1884, not long after the infamous 'Maybee Murders.'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

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Mister Ron's Basement #1563

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 04:23:00 GMT
Sat, Jan 16 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1563

Our Saturday Night Special story by W. L. Alden concerns a Russian mad scientist with plans to blow up the Earth, but has a soft spot in his heart for cats. From 1907, we bring you 'The Tender Mercy of Letsoff.'

Time: approx eighteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The W. L. Alden Catalog of Stories is at:

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
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Mister Ron's Basement #1562

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 02:46:00 GMT
Fri, Jan 15 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1562

Last week we read some of William J. Lampton's 'Yawps.' This week, we have been offering some of his fun short stories. Lampton was a popular magazine and newspaper writer until his death in 1917. He also was Mark Twain's first cousin, and the two were friendly and carried on correspondence for years.

Today's story is excerpted from Lampton's 1912 book, 'Tame Animals I Have Known.' It's called 'Ezra, A Shark.'

Hard-core Ernie Kovacs fans may enjoy this as well.

Time: approx thirteen minutes

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1561

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:16:00 GMT
Thur, Jan 14 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1561

Last week we read some of William J. Lampton's 'Yawps.' This week, we will be offering some of his fun short stories. Lampton was a popular magazine and newspaper writer until his death in 1917. He also was Mark Twain's first cousin, and the two were friendly and carried on correspondence for years.

Today we are featuring a fairly early story from Lampton, published back in 1885.

The tale concerns how boys and girls used to spark with each other in the old days, before such new-fangled inventions like gas lamps. It's called 'Sparking by the Fireplace.'

Time: approx four minutes

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1560

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:53:00 GMT
Drawing by George Herriman, 1907

Wed, Jan 13 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1560

Last week we read some of William J. Lampton's 'Yawps.' This week, we will be offering some of his fun short stories. Lampton was a popular magazine and newspaper writer until his death in 1917. He also was Mark Twain's first cousin, and the two were friendly and carried on correspondence for years.

Today an ancient prospector tells a Tall Tale involving A Grizzly Bear. From 1904, 'Baiting a Bear.'

Time: approx eight and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1559

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:56:00 GMT
Tue, Jan 12 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1559

Last week we read some of William J. Lampton's 'Yawps.' This week, we will be offering some of his fun short stories. Lampton was a popular magazine and newspaper writer until his death in 1917. He also was Mark Twain's first cousin, and the two were friendly and carried on correspondence for years.

Today we hear about a shabby poet making an offering to an inexperienced newspaper woman in the 1903 tale, 'The Rainy Day.'

Time: approx twenty-four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by clicking on the Victrola picture, or by subscribing in iTunes.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1558

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:49:00 GMT
Mon, Jan 11 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1558

Today we begin a NEW Monday novel serialization!

We have been meaning to read this novel almost since the beginning of the Basement Podcast -- Stephen Leacock's 1912 masterpiece, 'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town -- starting with The Preface, and Chapter One, 'The Hostelry of Mr. Smith.'

Listen to this chapter and you will get hooked. It is truly terrific!

As always, your comments are welcome! Mail to:
revry@panix.com

Time: approx fifty-nine minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Leacock_Stories.html

Also, do check out the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor web site at:

http://leacock.ca

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1557

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 04:04:00 GMT
Sun, Jan 10 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1557

SUNDAY SALAD features a very early Stanley Huntley piece, done for the Brooklyn Eagle back in 1879, concerning a person we may all be familiar with -- 'A Member of the Hog Family.'

Time: approx three minutes

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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1556

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 04:55:00 GMT
Sat, Jan 9 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1556

Our short but fun Saturday Night Special story is from Bill Nye's 1881 book 'Bill Nye and Boomerang.' It's called 'The Relentless Garden Hose.'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
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Mister Ron's Basement #1555

Sat, 9 Jan 2010 04:10:00 GMT
Fri, Jan 8 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1555

This week we have been presenting poetic 'Yawps' by William J. Lampton from his 1900 book of the same name. Yawpery, simply put, is complaining poetically -- but sometimes (as in today's piece) - just the opposite!

Today's Yawp is simply called 'Pie' and should put you in the mood for a slice.

Time: approx five minutes

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
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Mister Ron's Basement #1554

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 03:42:00 GMT
Thur, Jan 7 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1554

This week we are cranking out poetic 'Yawps' by William J. Lampton from his 1900 book of the same name. Yawpery, simply put, is complaining poetically -- but it's a bit more than that.

Today we feature one of Mister Ron's favorite Yawps -- 'The Prince of Wales Has A Cold.' Don't miss this one!

Time: approx three and a half minutes

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1553

Thu, 7 Jan 2010 03:37:00 GMT
Wed, Jan 6 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1553

This week we are hearing poetic 'Yawps' by William J. Lampton from his 1900 book of the same name. Yawpery, simply put, is complaining poetically -- but it's a bit more than that.

Today we hear a prophetic piece concerning that new invention -- 'The Automobile.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1552

Wed, 6 Jan 2010 03:39:00 GMT
Tue, Jan 5 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1552

This week we will be hearing poetic 'Yawps' by William J. Lampton from his 1900 book of the same name. Yawpery, simply put, is complaining poetically -- but it's a bit more than that.

We begin our Yawps with 'The Humidity' -- something well worth Yawping about!

Time: approx four minutes

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1551

Tue, 5 Jan 2010 04:26:00 GMT
Mon, Jan 4 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1551

We conclude Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel of cyber-romance, 'Wired Love,' with Chapter 16, 'O.K.'

Of course, there's a happy ending, and a last bit of cyber-mischief to wrap everything up.

Next week, we will begin a new serialized book!

Time: approx twenty-six and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Wired Love index is at:

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1550

Mon, 4 Jan 2010 02:43:00 GMT
Sun, Jan 3 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1550

SUNDAY SALAD examines the Gum fad of the 19th century with an 1880 Stanley Huntley poem about a Vassar student who was fanatical about the stuff, called 'She Would Have Chewing Gum.'

Time: approx six minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1549

Sun, 3 Jan 2010 02:00:00 GMT
Sat, Jan 2 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1549

Our Saturday Night Special story, published in 1874 by Max Adeler, concerns a female doctor teaching anatomy to her students with an uncomprehending subject. It's called 'A Medical Woman.'

A. B. Frost

Time: approx sixteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at:

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1548

Fri, 1 Jan 2010 23:04:00 GMT
Fri, Jan 1 2010

Mister Ron's Basement #1548

We are beginning 2010 and have been celebrating the New Year this week with some fun stories.

Today we offer a tale by Thomas L. Masson from exactly 100 years ago -- from January, 1910, we feature 'The New Year.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Thomas L. Masson Index of Stories is at:

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1547

Fri, 1 Jan 2010 03:02:00 GMT
Thur, Dec 31 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1547

We are ending 2009 and celebrating the New Year this week with some fun pieces.

Today we wrap up the year with an 1882 poem by Eugene Field dealing with a roach and a paste pot, called 'A New Year Idyl.'

Time: approx three minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1546

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:38:00 GMT
Wed, Dec 30 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1546

We are continuing to celebrate the New Year this week with some fun stories.

Today we offer a Bill Nye story from 1877, which takes a peek at a young lady's diary, starting with January 1st. It's called 'Diary of a Saucy Young Thing.'

Time: approx four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/billnye.html

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1545

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:01:00 GMT
Tue, Dec 29 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1545

We are celebrating the New Year this week with some fun stories.

Today's 1904 tale is from George Ade. It's called 'The Fable of Successful Tobias and Some of His Happy New Years.'

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at:

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1544

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:55:00 GMT
Mon, Dec 28 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1544

Just about everybody in the cast of this novel gets together for a picnic in Chapter 15 of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel, 'Wired Love,' in 'One Summer Day.'

This is the next-to-last chapter of the book, and some fascinating events occur.

Time: approx thirty-three minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Wired Love index is at:

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1543

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:10:00 GMT
Sun, Dec 27 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1543

With all the 'respectable' citizens going to jail these days for financial shenanigans, it is comforting to know that this is nothing new, as we hear in Stanley Huntley's SUNDAY SALAD story from 1883, 'Rather A Tough Experience'

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

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Mister Ron's Basement #1542

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:19:00 GMT
Sat, Dec 26 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1542

Our Saturday Night Special story is by Seba Smith, whom we have not featured in the Basement in years.

From his 1856 collection 'Way Down East' we offer a tale of a young Yankee in business for himself in the big city, who regretfully breaks his own policy of making his customers Pay in Advance. The story has some fun twists and turns right up to the end.

It is called 'Peter Punctual.'

Time: approx twenty-five minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1541

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:15:00 GMT
Fri, Dec 25 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1541

This week we are reading pieces that have something or other to do with Christmas.

Today we offer what could only be described as unique.

On December 25, 1881, The Brooklyn Eagle featured, in what they called a Christmas Supplement, on page one, a lengthy story by Stanley Huntley entitled 'Peggy's Christmas.'

Huntley described the story as being written by 'Charles Dickens, Edgar A. Poe, Sir Walter Scott, Bart., Victor Hugo, Bret Harte, and Jules Verne.'

Each chapter was written in a different style, and it is fun to try to figure out which chapters were supposed to written by which authors. 'Bart.' obviously refers to Bartlett's Quotations, as there are quotations at each chapter's heading. Here are Mister Ron's guesses as to the styles of each chapter:

Chapter 1 - Dickens
Chapter 2 - Verne
Chapter 3 - Poe
Chapter 4 - Scott
Chapter 5 - Dickens (?)
Chapter 6 - Harte
Chapter 7 - Hugo
Chapter 8 - Verne
Chapter 9 - Poe
Chapter 10 - Scott
Chapter 11 - Harte
Chapter 12 - Poe

This tale is lengthy and at times confusing, but still fascinating.

Time: approx One Hour and three minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1540

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 01:25:00 GMT
Thur, Dec 24 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1540

This week we are reading pieces that have something or other to do with Christmas.

Tonight we have a special story for Christmas Eve, from the sharply satirical pen of James L. Ford and his 'Literary Shop.' This episode is especially dedicated to the members of the press, who may find it strikes a familiar chord. From 1894, we bring you 'The Society Reporter's Christmas.'

Time: approx fourteen and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1539

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:20:00 GMT
Wed, Dec 23 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1539

We are continuing with pieces that are (sort of) about Christmas this week.

Today's poem has been reprinted ad infinitum over the last century, and been read online a considerable number of times (Librivox has at least one nice version). Up until now, virtually all of the reprints and readings have been credited to a writer named 'John Challing' whom we have discovered was a nom de plume for world-famous poet James Whitcomb Riley.

Here then, from 1905, is the delightful 'A Rhyme for Christmas.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1538

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:58:00 GMT
Tue, Dec 22 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1538

We're beginning a week of Christmas stories with a piece that barely mentions the holiday at all, but is worth hearing nevertheless. From George Ade's 1912 collection, 'Knocking the Neighbors' we bring you a tale of 'The Dancing Man.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1537

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:09:00 GMT
Mon, Dec 21 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1537

Quimby faces up to his 'proposal in the dark' in Chapter 14 of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel, 'Wired Love,' in 'Quimby Accepts the Situation.'

Time: approx eleven and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1536

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:12:00 GMT
Sun, Dec 20 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1536

SUNDAY SALAD offers a Stanley Huntley story for a snowy day from 1883, concerning a tramp staying warm and making himself comfortable in an editor's office, and chatting about the weather, and a plethora of other subjects in 'He Could Talk.'

Time: approx seven minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1535

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:01:00 GMT
Sat, Dec 19 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1535

Mister Ron is snow-bound in his Basement today, and in commemoration, our Saturday Night Special story from 1886 is called 'Bill Nye on Polar History.'

Time: approx nine minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1534

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:34:00 GMT
Fri, Dec 18 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1534

We are wrapping up a week of Gelett Burgess's light look at social mores from 1902, 'The Romance of the Commonplace,' with an analysis of what makes something funny, which is quite unique in its perspective.

It is called 'The Sense of Humor.'

Time: approx ten and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1533

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:43:00 GMT
Thur, Dec 17 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1533

This week, we are reading from Gelett Burgess's oblique peek at social mores from 1902, 'The Romance of the Commonplace.'

In today's piece, Burgess bravely attempts to examine, from a male's point of view, 'Women's Fashions.'

Time: approx eleven minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1532

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:33:00 GMT
Wed, Dec 16 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1532

This week, we are reading from Gelett Burgess's oblique peek at social mores from 1902, 'The Romance of the Commonplace.'

Today's piece is not one of our funniest, but is definitely one of our best, and most thought-provoking! Try to follow Burgess's thoughts as they reach out via an amazing tangent spurred on by 'Black Coffee.'

You'll probably want to listen to this one twice.

Time: approx ten minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1531

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:31:00 GMT
Tue, Dec 15 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1531

This week, we will be reading from Gelett Burgess's oblique peek at social mores from 1902, 'The Romance of the Commonplace.'

Today we discover the rules, and how they may be fashionably broken, of 'Dining Out.'

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1530

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:35:00 GMT
Mon, Dec 14 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1530

Poor Quimby always gets things wrong, including a marriage proposal, in Chapter Thirteen of our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel, 'Wired Love, 'The Wrong Woman.'

Time: approx fifteen minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1529

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:38:00 GMT
Sun, Dec 13 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1529

SUNDAY SALAD offers a letter of good advice from a father to his son who has come of age, presented with sparkling wit by Stanley Huntley from 1881, 'A Modern Chesterfield to His Son.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1528

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:21:00 GMT
Sat, Dec 12 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1528

Our Saturday Night Special story comes from Max Adeler's 1874 book, 'Out of the Hurly-Burly.' In it, Adeler complains about the inaccuracy of the official weather forecasts and offers a novel solution in 'The Improved Weather System.'

A. B. Frost

Time: approx ten minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1527

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:40:00 GMT
Fri, Dec 11 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1527

We have featured funny stories by Thomas L. Masson and will continue to do so in the future, as there are many good ones still available.

However, this week, we have been reading some of his fun poetry, from the book 'In Merry Measure' published in 1904.

Today we offer a pair of poems about wives and their husband's reactions to their actions -- 'His Wife' and 'His Limit.'

Time: approx six minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1526

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:18:00 GMT
Thur, Dec 10 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1526

We have featured funny stories by Thomas L. Masson and will continue to do so in the future, as there are many good ones still available.

However, this week, we are reading some of his fun poetry, from the book 'In Merry Measure' published in 1904.

What happens when a young miss withholds her kisses for too long? Find out in the poem 'To A Fair Saint.' Then three card sharps learn about playing poker with another young miss who knows 'nothing' about the game in 'Their Lesson.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1525

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:46:00 GMT
Wed, Dec 9 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1525

We have featured funny stories by Thomas L. Masson and will continue to do so in the future, as there are many good ones still available.

However, this week, we are reading some of his fun poetry, from the book 'In Merry Measure' published in 1904.

Today we hear a remarkable 'Chant of a Grateful New Yorker' and learn the Secret of Life in 'What It Is.' What more could you ask for?

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1524

Wed, 9 Dec 2009 00:40:00 GMT
Tue, Dec 8 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1524

We have featured funny stories by Thomas L. Masson and will continue to do so in the future, as there are many good ones still available.

However, this week, we will be reading some of his fun poetry, from the book 'In Merry Measure' published in 1904.

Today we have two pieces dealing with time (time pieces, if you will). 'Fifteen Minutes to Spare' and 'Only Six Months More.' Please enjoy these.

Time: approx five minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1523

Tue, 8 Dec 2009 04:38:00 GMT
Mon, Dec 7 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1523

Life gets confusing for everyone in Chapter Twelve of our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel, 'Wired Love,' 'Crosses on the Line.'

Time: approx seventeen and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1522

Mon, 7 Dec 2009 01:07:00 GMT
Sun, Dec 6 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1522

SUNDAY SALAD features TWO pieces today -- the first one is an unsigned news story from 1880 about a vicious escaped monkey, with a strong dose of facetiousness and quotes from Poe -- all trademark Huntley elements, making us suspect that it was indeed written by Stanley Huntley, but we will never be able to prove it. It is entitled 'A Thrilling Story Revealed.'

Listener comments on this story are especially welcomed.

The second piece is a poem by Huntley from that same issue of the Brooklyn Eagle about an enterprising preacher called 'Not A Happy Lot.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1521

Sun, 6 Dec 2009 02:44:00 GMT
Sat, Dec 5 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1521

Our Saturday Night Special story is by M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) from 1884. An old suspicious couple take to a long train ride uneasily in 'Goin' Somewhere.'

Time: approx nine minutes

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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1520

Sat, 5 Dec 2009 04:39:00 GMT
Fri, Dec 4 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1520

We have been reading some of the lighter pieces by famed Canadian poet Robert W. Service, from his 1907 book 'The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses.'

Our last Service poem for the week is one of his most memorable, 'The Shooting of Dan McGrew.'

Don't miss this one!

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1519

Fri, 4 Dec 2009 03:43:00 GMT
Thur, Dec 3 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1519

We are reading some of the lighter pieces by famed Canadian poet Robert W. Service, from his 1907 book 'The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses.'

Service discusses the inevitability of paying for one's actions in 'The Reckoning.'

Time: approx three minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1518

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 02:48:00 GMT
Wed, Dec 2 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1518

We are reading some of the lighter pieces by famed Canadian poet Robert W. Service, from his 1907 book 'The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses.'

Today's poem makes it's point quickly, and ought to put a smile on your face. It's called 'Grin.' Time: approx three and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1517

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 03:41:00 GMT
Tue, Dec 1 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1517

At the request of cartoonist Jay Lynch (http://www.mindspring.com/~jaylynch/), we will be reading poems by Robert W. Service this week, all from his 1907 book 'The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses.'

Service was a Canadian, who spent many of his formative years in the Yukon, though not as a prospector, as many who read his poems come to believe.

While working in a bank, he met a man named Sam McGee, and used that name in what many consider his most famous poem -- 'The Cremation of Sam McGee.'

Below we have a photograph of the real Sam McGee, who came to regret letting his name be used in this poem.

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1516

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 04:38:00 GMT
Mon, Nov 30 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1516

Part Two of Two of Chapter Eleven ('Miss Kling Telegraphically Baffled') of our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel, 'Wired Love,' in which Nattie and Clem set up a telegraph wire between their rooms, and try to avoid a scandal with the sniffling Miss Kling.

Time: approx seventeen and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1515

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:33:00 GMT
Sat, Nov 28 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1514

SUNDAY SALAD has a short but clever story of a fight and an ecclesiastical witness by Stanley Huntley from 1880 -- 'A Cautious Witness.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1514

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:05:00 GMT
Sat, Nov 28 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1514

Our Saturday Night Special story concerns that which makes this season so special -- Wallace Irwin's 1911 tale, 'Peace on Earth in the Shopping District.'

Time: approx twelve and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1513

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:26:00 GMT
Fri, Nov 27 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1513

Happy Thanksgiving! If you would like to hear some Thanksgiving stories we have presented in past episodes, just click here.

Jonathan F. Kelley's 1856 posthumously published collection of his newspaper writing, 'The Humors of Falconbridge,' brought him the nationwide popularity he never received during his lifetime.

Today we offer a short, but fascinating glimpse into The Future! as seen from the 1850s, entitled 'What's Going to Happen.'

Time: approx three minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1512

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:17:00 GMT
Thur, Nov 26 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1512

Happy Thanksgiving! If you would like to hear some Thanksgiving stories we have presented in past episodes, just click here.

Jonathan F. Kelley's 1856 posthumously published collection of his newspaper writing, 'The Humors of Falconbridge,' brought him the nationwide popularity he never received during his lifetime.

'Knocking Down' is the practice of a bartender stealing from the till, which is an important part of today's tale of two bartenders, 'Getting Square.'

Time: approx ten and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1511

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:20:00 GMT
Wed, Nov 25 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1511

Jonathan F. Kelley's 1856 posthumously published collection of his newspaper writing, 'The Humors of Falconbridge,' brought him the nationwide popularity he never received during his lifetime.

When the Doctor comes to your house and saves you from dying, there's only one reason to complain -- his bill! Here it is explained in a short but sweet tale called 'A Severe Spell of Sickness.'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

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John Kelly (no relation to this week's author, as far as we can tell) of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1510

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:23:00 GMT
Tue, Nov 24 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1510

Jonathan F. Kelley's 1856 posthumously published collection of his newspaper writing, 'The Humors of Falconbridge,' brought him the nationwide popularity he never received during his lifetime.

Today's Falconbridge story concerns a lawyer with awful handwriting who decides to become a phony doctor and sell pills. It's called 'Pills and Persimmons.'

Time: approx thirteen minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1509

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:00:00 GMT
Mon, Nov 23 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1509

Part One of Two of Chapter Eleven ('Miss Kling Telegraphically Baffled') of our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel, 'Wired Love,' in which Nattie and Clem discover the key to each others' hearts is in a -- well -- a key!

Time: approx twelve minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1508

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:49:00 GMT
Sun, Nov 22 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1508

SUNDAY SALAD offers an early Huntley story for the Brooklyn Eagle from 1879. In this tale we get an impromptu art criticism session at a gallery. It's called 'A Lively Connoisseur.'

Time: approx six minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1507

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:12:00 GMT
Sat, Nov 21 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1507

Our Saturday Night Special story adds to last week's theme of phonographs with a particularly odd science-fictional fantasy by Edward Bellamy from 1889. It's called 'With the Eyes Shut.'

Time: approx forty-seven minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1506

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:51:00 GMT
Fri, Nov 20 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1506

This week, we have been reading stories about that new-fangled invention, The Phonograph.

From Scribner's Monthly back in 1880, we find reference to what was then a two hundred year old Cyrano de Bergerac story that must have fascinated readers just discovering the phonograph. It's called 'The Phonograph in the Moon Two Centuries Ago.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1505

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:54:00 GMT
Thur, Nov 19 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1505

This week, we will be reading stories about that new-fangled invention, The Phonograph.

From 1892, Ella Wheeler Wilcox brings us some complaints about modern inventions in the poem 'Wail of an Old-Timer.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

In today's episode, we announce the winner of the 1906 'Pigs is Pigs' book!

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Mister Ron's Basement #1504

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:42:00 GMT
Wed, Nov 18 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1504

This week, we will be reading stories about that new-fangled invention, The Phonograph. It is getting a little difficult to find funny stories about 'talking machines' that we haven't already read (yes there are lots of them scattered around the Basement), but today's story is a doozy!

From 1881, we present Arthur Lot's tale of married life, a mother-in-law, and a tampered-with talking machine entitled 'Our Phonograph.'

Time: approx thirteen and a half minutes

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

In tomorrow's episode, we will announce the winner of the 1906 'Pigs is Pigs' book!

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Mister Ron's Basement #1503

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:05:00 GMT
Tue, Nov 17 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1503

This week, we will be reading stories about that new-fangled invention, The Phonograph.

Our first piece is excerpted from Mark Twain's 1892 novelette, 'The American Claimant.' It has no title, so we'll call it 'The Colonel's Invention.'

Time: approx eight and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1502

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:59:00 GMT
Mon, Nov 16 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1502

Part Two of Two of Chapter Ten ( 'The Broken Circuit Re-United') of our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel, 'Wired Love,' in which Clem convolutedly explains just how he really is 'C' and how he came to Nattie and Cyn's 'feast.'

Time: approx twenty-two minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1501

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT
Sun, Nov 15 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1501

SUNDAY SALAD brings THREE pieces today -- first we have poetic tribute to Stanley Huntley by Judson France from his 1887 book 'Muse Whangs.'

Then we have an excerpt from a letter Huntley sent to President Arthur after he was made a Chief of the Grand Teton tribe in 1885, and finally we have a story about a Denver prospector in Brooklyn looking to get married in 'Observed a High Toned Wife' by Stanley Huntley from 1881.

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

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John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

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In celebration of reaching this milestone, we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! To get a chance to win, send an email to Mister Ron at revry@panix.com and tell him what your favorite episode is!

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Mister Ron's Basement #1500 (Part EIGHT of EIGHT)

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT
Sat, Nov 14 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1500 (Part EIGHT of EIGHT)

Welcome to the 1500th Episode of Mister Ron's Basement!

We are presenting this Episode in EIGHT Parts, one per day for eight days.

In 1906, Ellis Parker Butler published 'Perkins of Portland' a book collection of eight stories of the world's greatest Advertising Man. Most of these stories had appeared in assorted popular magazines. Episode #1500 will be readings of these incredibly funny, and surprisingly modern Perkins of Portland stories. Yes, we have read some of these before in early episodes of the Basement.

Product Placement?

Product Placement?

You haven't seen Product Placement until you've heard 'The Adventure of The Princess of Pilliwink.'

This story originally appeared in Judicious Advertising Magazine back in August, 1904.

Time: approx twenty-four and a half minutes

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In celebration of reaching this milestone, we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! To get a chance to win, send an email to Mister Ron at revry@panix.com and tell him what your favorite episode is!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by subscribing in iTunes.

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1500 (Part SEVEN of EIGHT)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT
Fri, Nov 13 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1500 (Part SEVEN of EIGHT)

Welcome to the 1500th Episode of Mister Ron's Basement!

We are presenting this Episode in EIGHT Parts, one per day for eight days.

In 1906, Ellis Parker Butler published 'Perkins of Portland' a book collection of eight stories of the world's greatest Advertising Man. Most of these stories had appeared in assorted popular magazines. Episode #1500 will be readings of these incredibly funny, and surprisingly modern Perkins of Portland stories. Yes, we have read some of these before in early episodes of the Basement.

Are you disgusted with the way modern literature is written by corporations with merchandising as the primary consideration? Think this is something new? Check out today's Perkins story, 'The Adventure of the Crimson Cord.'

This story originally appeared in Frank Leslie's Monthly back in February, 1904.

Time: approx twenty-four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Ellis Parker Butler Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/EllisParkerButler.html

Read lots more about Ellis Parker Butler at:

http://www.ellisparkerbutler.info/

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

NOTE: HARDLY ANYBODY HAS ENTERED THIS CONTEST! Send off an email right away and you stand a good chance of winning!

In celebration of reaching this milestone, we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! To get a chance to win, send an email to Mister Ron at revry@panix.com and tell him what your favorite episode is!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by subscribing in iTunes.

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1500 (Part SIX of EIGHT)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT
Thur, Nov 12 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1500 (Part SIX of EIGHT)

Welcome to the 1500th Episode of Mister Ron's Basement!

We are presenting this Episode in EIGHT Parts, one per day for eight days.

In 1906, Ellis Parker Butler published 'Perkins of Portland' a book collection of eight stories of the world's greatest Advertising Man. Most of these stories had appeared in assorted popular magazines. Episode #1500 will be readings of these incredibly funny, and surprisingly modern Perkins of Portland stories. Yes, we have read some of these before in early episodes of the Basement.

In today's tale, Perkins gives his partner romancing advice and offers the services of the Ad Agency's best rhymer in 'The Adventure of the Poet.'

Time: approx twenty-two minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Ellis Parker Butler Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/EllisParkerButler.html

Read lots more about Ellis Parker Butler at:

http://www.ellisparkerbutler.info/

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

In celebration of reaching this milestone, we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! To get a chance to win, send an email to Mister Ron at revry@panix.com and tell him what your favorite episode is! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by subscribing in iTunes.

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1500 (Part FIVE of EIGHT)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT
Wed, Nov 11 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1500 (Part FIVE of EIGHT)

Welcome to the 1500th Episode of Mister Ron's Basement!

We are presenting this Episode in EIGHT Parts, one per day for eight days.

In 1906, Ellis Parker Butler published 'Perkins of Portland' a book collection of eight stories of the world's greatest Advertising Man. Most of these stories had appeared in assorted popular magazines. Episode #1500 will be readings of these incredibly funny, and surprisingly modern Perkins of Portland stories. Yes, we have read some of these before in early episodes of the Basement.

Some advertising men are clever and creative, but Perkins was the greatest genius in the business, as we find out in 'The Adventure in Automobiles.'

It originally appeared with the title 'Don't Swear' in Collier's Magazine on January 23, 1904. Your comments are welcome!

Time: approx thirteen and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Ellis Parker Butler Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/EllisParkerButler.html

Read lots more about Ellis Parker Butler at:

http://www.ellisparkerbutler.info/

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

In celebration of reaching this milestone, we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! To get a chance to win, send an email to Mister Ron at revry@panix.com and tell him what your favorite episode is! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by subscribing in iTunes.

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1500 (Part FOUR of EIGHT)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT
Tue, Nov 10 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1500 (Part FOUR of EIGHT)

Welcome to the 1500th Episode of Mister Ron's Basement!

We are presenting this Episode in EIGHT Parts, one per day for eight days.

In 1906, Ellis Parker Butler published 'Perkins of Portland' a book collection of eight stories of the world's greatest Advertising Man. Most of these stories had appeared in assorted popular magazines. Episode #1500 will be readings of these incredibly funny, and surprisingly modern Perkins of Portland stories. Yes, we have read some of these before in early episodes of the Basement.

Today's tale runs the gamut from canned cheese to real estate speculation. It's called 'The Adventure of the Fifth Street Church'

It originally appeared with the same title in Frank Leslie's Monthly Magazine in April of 1904. Your comments are welcome!

Time: approx twenty one minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Ellis Parker Butler Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/EllisParkerButler.html

Read lots more about Ellis Parker Butler at:

http://www.ellisparkerbutler.info/

John Kelly of The Washington Post has written a lively piece about the Basement. You can read it here.

In celebration of reaching this milestone, we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! To get a chance to win, send an email to Mister Ron at revry@panix.com and tell him what your favorite episode is! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

-- By the way, if you haven't noticed, you can get the episode by either clicking on the word 'POD' on top of this section, or on the filename on the bottom where it says 'Direct Download' or by subscribing in iTunes.

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1500 (Part THREE of EIGHT)

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT
Mon, Nov 9 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1500 (Part THREE of EIGHT)

Welcome to the 1500th Episode of Mister Ron's Basement!

We are presenting this Episode in EIGHT Parts, one per day for eight days.

In 1906, Ellis Parker Butler published 'Perkins of Portland' a book collection of eight stories of the world's greatest Advertising Man. Most of these stories had appeared in assorted popular magazines. Episode #1500 will be readings of these incredibly funny, and surprisingly modern Perkins of Portland stories. Yes, we have read some of these before in early episodes of the Basement.

Today's piece of one of the funniest ever written. We have presented it twice before! Go ahead and download and listen to it -- Mister Ron pays the freight! It is called 'The Adventure of the Lame and the Halt'.

It originally appeared with the same title in Leslie's Monthly Magazine in January of 1904. Your comments are welcome!

Time: approx twenty five minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Ellis Parker Butler Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/EllisParkerButler.html

Read lots more about Ellis Parker Butler at:

http://www.ellisparkerbutler.info/

In celebration of reaching this milestone, we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! To get a chance to win, send an email to Mister Ron at revry@panix.com and tell him what your favorite episode is! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1500 (Part TWO of EIGHT)

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT
Sun, Nov 8 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1500 (Part TWO of EIGHT)

Welcome to the 1500th Episode of Mister Ron's Basement!

We are presenting this Episode in EIGHT Parts, one per day for eight days.

In 1906, Ellis Parker Butler published 'Perkins of Portland' a book collection of eight stories of the world's greatest Advertising Man. Most of these stories had appeared in assorted popular magazines. Episode #1500 will be readings of these incredibly funny, and surprisingly modern Perkins of Portland stories. Yes, we have read some of these before in early episodes of the Basement.

Today's story deals with Perkins's earliest days in advertising, and a customer who made the horrible mistake of not listening to him. It is called 'The Adventure of Mr. Silas Boggs' and it originally appeared in Judicious Advertising Magazine in February, 1904. Your comments are welcome!

Time: approx twenty and one half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Ellis Parker Butler Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/EllisParkerButler.html

Read lots more about Ellis Parker Butler at:

http://www.ellisparkerbutler.info/

In celebration of reaching this milestone, we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! To get a chance to win, send an email to Mister Ron at revry@panix.com and tell him what your favorite episode is! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1500 (Part ONE of EIGHT)

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT
Sat, Nov 7 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1500 (Part ONE of EIGHT)

Welcome to the 1500th Episode of Mister Ron's Basement!

We are presenting this Episode in EIGHT Parts, one per day for the next eight days.

In 1906, Ellis Parker Butler published 'Perkins of Portland' a book collection of eight stories of the world's greatest Advertising Man. Most of these stories had appeared in assorted popular magazines. Episode #1500 will be readings of these incredibly funny, and surprisingly modern Perkins of Portland stories. Yes, we have read some of these before in early episodes of the Basement.

Today's piece is called 'Mr. Perkins of Portland' and it originally appeared in 'The Century' Magazine in February of 1900. Your comments are welcome!

Time: approx fifteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Ellis Parker Butler Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/EllisParkerButler.html

Read lots more about Ellis Parker Butler at:

http://www.ellisparkerbutler.info/

In celebration of reaching this milestone, we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! To get a chance to win, send an email to Mister Ron at revry@panix.com and tell him what your favorite episode is! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1499

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 03:19:00 GMT
Fri, Nov 6 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1499

This week we are featuring stories by M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) from his 1875 book 'Quad's Odds.'

We have presented lots of stories about bad little boys, but this kid is the absolute worst! -- 'That Smith Boy.'

Time: approx seven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement is just ONE day away from the FIRST Episode #1500 (yes, we said FIRST)! In celebration, we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! To get a chance to win, send an email to Mister Ron at revry@panix.com and tell him what your favorite episode is! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1498

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:31:00 GMT
Thur, Nov 5 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1498

This week we are featuring stories by M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) from his 1875 book 'Quad's Odds.'

Some people spend every spare moment attending burials, as seen in the story 'Going to Funerals.'

Time: approx five minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement is just TWO days away from the FIRST Episode #1500 (yes, we said FIRST)! In celebration, we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! To get a chance to win, send an email to Mister Ron at revry@panix.com and tell him what your favorite episode is! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1497

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:24:00 GMT
Wed, Nov 4 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1497

This week we are featuring stories by M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) from his 1875 book 'Quad's Odds.'

The overbearing, over-persistent life insurance salesperson seems to have been a regular part of nineteenth century life. We meet one of them today in 'That Insurance Agent.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement is just a few days away from the FIRST Episode #1500 (yes, we said FIRST)! In celebration, we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! To get a chance to win, send an email to Mister Ron at revry@panix.com and tell him what your favorite episode is! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1496

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 02:30:00 GMT
Tue, Nov 3 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1496

This week we are featuring stories by M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) from his 1875 book 'Quad's Odds.' Today Mr. Quad gives us his take on 'Fat Folks.'

Time: approx five minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement is less than a week away from the FIRST Episode #1500 (yes, we said FIRST)! In celebration, we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! To get a chance to win, send an email to Mister Ron at revry@panix.com and tell him what your favorite episode is! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1495

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 23:47:00 GMT
Mon, Nov 2 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1495

Part One of Two of Chapter Ten of our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel 'Wired Love' presents a conversation between a pencil and a pair of scissors in 'The Broken Circuit Re-United.'

Time: approx seven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Wired Love index is at:

http://ronevry.com/http://ronevry.com/wiredlove.html

Mister Ron's Basement is less than a week away from the FIRST Episode #1500 (yes, we said FIRST)! In celebration, we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! To get a chance to win, send an email to Mister Ron at revry@panix.com and tell him what your favorite episode is! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1494

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 01:12:00 GMT
Sun, Nov 1 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1494

SUNDAY SALAD features a bit of enjoyable light verse by Stanley Huntley from 1881 -- 'The Yarn of the Kissing Parson.'

Time: approx five minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement is less than a week away from the FIRST Episode #1500 (yes, we said FIRST)! In celebration, we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! To get a chance to win, send an email to Mister Ron at revry@panix.com and tell him what your favorite episode is! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1493

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 03:58:00 GMT
Sat, Oct 31 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1493

Our 1895 Saturday Night Special Story brings you Palmer Cox's tale of a truly frightening, horrible Mr. Bickerstaff, in 'A Terrible Nose.'

Time: approx seven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Palmer Cox Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/palmercox.html

Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1492

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:49:00 GMT
Fri, Oct 30 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1492

Today's 1899 George Ade tale concerns an Artiste, an unpublished author who made it a point to look as much like a bum as possible. It's called 'The Fable of the Bohemian Who Had Hard Luck.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1491

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:45:00 GMT
Thur, Oct 29 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1491

From George Ade's 1899 collection, 'Fables in Slang,' we present 'The Fable of Handsome Jethro, Who Was Simply Cut Out to Be A Merchant.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1490

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:57:00 GMT
Wed, Oct 28 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1490

Today's 1901 story from George Ade deals with putting things off, and off, and off...
'The Fable of The Man Who Was Going to Retire.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

Help Keep Mister Ron's Basement alive! Donate One Dollar: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Ron_Donate.html

It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

When in iTunes, please click on 'Subscribe' button. It's Free! Thank you.

Mister Ron's Basement #1489

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:59:00 GMT
Tue, Oct 27 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1489

Today we offer a 1901 George Ade tale of a husband who attempts to mingle with the Smart Set to please his wife in 'The Fable of The Husband Who Showed Up & Did the Best He Knew How.'

Time: approx ten and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

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It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1488

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:07:00 GMT
Mon, Oct 26 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1488

In Chapter Nine of our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel 'Wired Love' Cyn and Nattie have their bohemian feast interrupted by 'Unexpected Visitors.'

Time: approx twenty-five and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Wired Love index is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

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It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1487

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:54:00 GMT
Sun, Oct 25 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1487

SUNDAY SALAD has featured Stanley Huntley's spoofs of Jules Verne and Edgar Allan Poe, and today we offer his satirical take on Mark Twain! From 1880, we feature 'Zeph - From Mark Twain's Next Book.'

Time: approx eight and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

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It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1486

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:29:00 GMT
Sat, Oct 24 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1486

Our Saturday Night Special offers up the most famous poem ever written by Samuel Minturn Peck, Alabama's first Poet Laureate -- from 1886. we present 'A Kiss in the Rain.'

Time: approx three minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1485

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:44:00 GMT
Fri, Oct 23 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1485

Our final pre-Halloween story of the week answers the legal question of whether a ghost may file a lawsuit. From 1902 we present 'The Settlement of Dryden vs. Shard' by W. O. Inglis.

Time: approx fourteen and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1484

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:47:00 GMT
Thu, Oct 22 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1484

Marking Halloween just a mite early this year, we are offering spirited ghost yarns this week.

Today we offer a fun, fat poem from 1879 by John Godfrey Saxe called 'The Ghost-Player.'

Time: approx four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1483

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:49:00 GMT
Wed, Oct 21 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1483

Celebrating Halloween a little early, we are featuring ghostly stories this week.

Back in 1910, Ellis Parker Butler became a 'spook investigator' with a group of scientists looking into the powers of a medium in the story 'The Boom in Spooks.'

Time: approx twenty-three minutes

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The Ellis Parker Butler Catalog of Stories is at:

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Read lots more about Ellis Parker Butler at:

http://www.ellisparkerbutler.info/

Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

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It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1482

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:27:00 GMT
Tue, Oct 20 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1482

Getting a head start on Halloween, we are featuring fun ghost tales this week. From the 1880s, today we offer Eugene Field's poem concerning a bibliomaniac ghost giving a taste of the afterlife, in 'Dibdin's Ghost.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

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It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
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Mister Ron's Basement #1481

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:01:00 GMT
Mon, Oct 19 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1481

In Chapter Eight of our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel 'Wired Love' Cyn and Nattie bury their blues by having 'The Feast.'

Time: approx twenty minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Wired Love index is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

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It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
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Mister Ron's Basement #1480

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:53:00 GMT
Sun, Oct 18 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1480

SUNDAY SALAD offers up a Stanley Huntley tale from 1880 about some of the extreme measures used to collect back rent in 'A Pertinacious Landlord.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

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It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
To find some of the best stories in the Basement, simply click here!

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Mister Ron's Basement #1479

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:26:00 GMT
Sat, Oct 17 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1479

Our Saturday Night Special story is a fair warning for city dwellers to really mean what they say to strangers in 'The Champion of the Weather' by O Henry, published in 1911.

Time: approx twelve minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The O Henry Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

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It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

A hint to new listeners - you can use the catalogs to find stories by specific authors, or just type their name in the keyword search field.
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Mister Ron's Basement #1478

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:17:00 GMT
Fri, Oct 16 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1478

From the posthumously published 1901 collection of very short Eugene Field pieces called 'The Complete Tribune Primer' we offer TWO more horrible bits of bad advice for children -- 'James and Reginald' and 'The Chewing Gum'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

Frederic Opper

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

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It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1477

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:14:00 GMT
Thur, Oct 15 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1477

From the posthumously published 1901 collection of very short Eugene Field pieces called 'The Complete Tribune Primer' we offer TWO more strange bits of bad advice for children -- 'Mental Arithmetic' and 'The Fish.'

Time: approx two and a half minutes

Frederic Opper

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

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It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1476

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:26:00 GMT
Wed, Oct 14 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1476

From the posthumously published 1901 collection of very short Eugene Field pieces called 'The Complete Tribune Primer' we offer TWO more hilarious bits of bad advice for children -- 'Johnny and the Pears' and 'The Nose.'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

Frederic Opper

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

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It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1475

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:55:00 GMT
Tue, Oct 13 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1475

From the posthumously published 1901 collection of very short Eugene Field pieces called 'The Complete Tribune Primer' we offer TWO hilarious bits of bad advice for children -- 'The Pretty Parrot' and 'The Ink Bottle.'

Time: approx four minutes

Frederic Opper

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

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It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1474

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:41:00 GMT
Mon, Oct 12 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1474

In our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel 'Wired Love' Nattie breaks it off with 'C' in Chapter Seven (Part Two of Two), 'Good-By.'

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Wired Love index is at:

http://ronevry.com/http://ronevry.com/wiredlove.html

Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

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It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1473

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:15:00 GMT
Sun, Oct 11 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1473

SUNDAY SALAD features Stanley Huntley's 1882 look at the duties of a newspaper Exchange Editor, whose job was to clip articles out of other papers to put in his own. It's called 'The Spring Fashion in Lies.'

Time: approx six and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement is getting very close to Episode #1500! In celebration. we are having a contest with a beautiful 1906 Edition of Ellis Parker Butler's 'Pigs is Pigs' as the prize! Get the details by clicking here!

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Mister Ron's Basement #1472

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:48:00 GMT
Sat, Oct 10 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1472

Our Saturday Night Special story is a continuation of a previous James M. Bailey tale, Mr. Coville Proves Mathematics from Episode number 1416. It is called 'Coville Convalescences' from 1877, and has also seen print as as 'Mr. Coville's Easy Chair.'

Time: approx six minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1471

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:37:00 GMT
Fri, Oct 9 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1471

In 1914, Thomas L. Masson explored the horrible complications of modern romance among the Smart Set in 'Two Hearts Beat as One.' You'll laugh...

Time: approx seven minutes

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The Thomas L. Masson Index of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1470

Fri, 9 Oct 2009 03:34:00 GMT
Thur, Oct 8 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1470

From 1915, Thomas L. Masson gives us a guided tour of 'A Place Not on the Map' (which maybe should be).

Time: approx three and a half minutes

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The Thomas L. Masson Index of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1469

Wed, 7 Oct 2009 04:29:00 GMT
Wed, Oct 7 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1469

Today we bring you Thomas L. Masson's charming romance from 1912 about a crude former football player and a sophisticated young flirt in 'The Last Shall Be First.'

Time: approx eight and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1468

Wed, 7 Oct 2009 03:07:00 GMT
Tue, Oct 6 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1468

It is hard to believe that Thomas L. Masson wrote his satirical stories so long ago. Today we read his 1905 set of instructions that could easily apply today -- 'How to Live Beyond Your Income - Permanently.'

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1467

Tue, 6 Oct 2009 01:07:00 GMT
Mon, Oct 5 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1467

In our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel 'Wired Love' Nattie expresses her disappointment over her face-to-face meeting with 'C' to her friends in Part One of Two of Chapter Seven, 'Good-By.'

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Wired Love index is at:

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It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1466

Mon, 5 Oct 2009 02:45:00 GMT
Sun, Oct 4 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1466

SUNDAY SALAD offers up a tale of Brooklyn Ministers who sic the Long Arm of the Law on a con man posing as one of them in Stanley Huntley's 1880 story 'Catching a Clerical Sharper.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1465

Sun, 4 Oct 2009 03:03:00 GMT
Sat, Oct 3 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1465

Our Saturday Night Special story is a stirring, exciting tale, reminiscent of the days when Americans used to make things.

From 'Brick' Pomeroy comes the 1871 adventure story, 'Race on the Prairie.'

Time: approx twelve minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Brick Pomeroy Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1464

Sat, 3 Oct 2009 01:06:00 GMT
Fri, Oct 2 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1464

We are featuring stories about Editors this week!

Bill Nye touches on an occupational hazard involved in running a small-town newspaper in his 1882 piece, 'The Man Who Licks the Editor.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1463

Fri, 2 Oct 2009 02:07:00 GMT
Thur, Oct 1 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1463

We are featuring stories about Editors this week!

Anybody who ever had to submit something to an editor should appreciate this truly funny 1899 story by Charles Battell Loomis, 'The Father of Santa Claus.'

By the way, the Ford mentioned in this story is obviously not Henry, but James L. Ford, columnist for the New York Herald, who usually referred to his writing as 'The Literary Shop.'

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

It is that time of year again! If you are looking for Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' then Click Here. It's Episode #174.

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Mister Ron's Basement #1462

Thu, 1 Oct 2009 01:57:00 GMT
Wed, Sep 30 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1462

We are featuring stories about Editors this week!

Stephen Leacock dreams of being an Editor in his 1913 masterpiece 'Making a Magazine.'

Time: approx fifteen and a half minutes

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The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1461

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:25:00 GMT
Tue, Sep 29 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1461

We are featuring stories about Editors this week!

We kick off with an insanely funny 1853 story about an irritating visitor to an editor's office from Fanny Fern. It's called 'The Bore of the Sanctum.'

Time: approx eight and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1460

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:21:00 GMT
Mon, Sep 28 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1460

Our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel 'Wired Love' features an unexpected and disappointing face-to-face meeting between Nattie and 'C' -- or does it?

Time: approx eighteen minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1459

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:19:00 GMT
Sun, Sep 27 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1459

Today's SUNDAY SALAD offers an 1883 Stanley Huntley piece about a poet who simply cannot conceive of anybody else reading his work out loud. It's called 'A Martyr to His Art.' Fun stuff!

Time: approx six minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1458

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 03:01:00 GMT
Sat, Sep 26 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1458

Our Saturday Night Special story from 1880 is by George W. Peck. It's a tale of a goose hiding out in a box, and what happens to all the people who sit on it. The piece is called 'Hanscom's Goose.'

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1457

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:27:00 GMT
Fri, Sep 25 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1457

Very short sketches from James M. Bailey's 1873 collection, 'Life in Danbury' grace the Basement this week.

Here is one of our shortest pieces ever (but we like it) -- 'The Bread Pudding.'

Time: approx two and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1456

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:48:00 GMT
Thur, Sep 24 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1456

Very short sketches from James M. Bailey's 1873 collection, 'Life in Danbury' grace the Basement this week.

Today we offer a detailed analysis of chicken behavior in 'The Hen,' a short but sweet story.

Time: approx three minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1455

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:02:00 GMT
Wed, Sep 23 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1455

Very short sketches from James M. Bailey's 1873 collection, 'Life in Danbury' grace the Basement this week.

We have a silly, but short piece involving Potatoes, entitled 'Our Proletariats.'

Time: approx three minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1454

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:12:00 GMT
Tue, Sep 22 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1454

Very short sketches from James M. Bailey's 1873 collection, 'Life in Danbury' grace the Basement this week.

Today we discover how some people express 'Gratitude.'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1453

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:20:00 GMT
Mon, Sep 21 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1453

Our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel 'Wired Love' brings Quimby ever closer to expressing his feelings for Nattie in the second part of Chapter Five, 'Quimby Bursts Forth in Eloquence' who manages to hold him off by playing a waltz.

Time: approx fourteen minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1452

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:30:00 GMT
Sun, Sep 20 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1452

SUNDAY SALAD features Stanley Huntley's 1880 tale of a new waiter in a fancy restaurant, 'The Result of Training.'

Time: approx five minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1451

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:02:00 GMT
Sat, Sep 19 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1451

Our Saturday Night Special pays tribute to Henry Gibson with a recitation of the poem that he was associated with since 1963, Frank L. Stanton's 'Keep-A-Goin'' written some time in the early 1890s.

Time: approx three and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1450

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:44:00 GMT
Fri, Sep 18 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1450

Edgar Wilson ('Bill') Nye produced a huge body of work that still stands the test of time. This week we will be reading pieces from his 1882 collection, 'Forty Liars and Other Lies.'

Ever wonder how juries come up with those dollar amounts in lawsuits? Bill Nye lets us in on the whole thing in 'The Jury System.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1449

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:48:00 GMT
Thur, Sep 17 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1449

Edgar Wilson ('Bill') Nye produced a huge body of work that still stands the test of time. This week we will be reading pieces from his 1882 collection, 'Forty Liars and Other Lies.'

Back in Nye's day, derbies and top hats were called 'plug hats' and were about as fashionable as they are today, as we find out in 'The Plug Hat in Wyoming.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1448

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:53:00 GMT
Wed, Sep 16 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1448

Edgar Wilson ('Bill') Nye produced a huge body of work that still stands the test of time. This week we will be reading pieces from his 1882 collection, 'Forty Liars and Other Lies.'

The Railroads were an important part of American life for more than a century. In today's piece, Bill Nye lets us in on the wonderful experience of resting aboard a Pullman Car in 'About Sleeping-Cars.'

Time: approx three minutes

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The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1447

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:11:00 GMT
Tue, Sep 15 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1447

Edgar Wilson ('Bill') Nye produced a huge body of work that still stands the test of time. This week we will be reading pieces from his 1882 collection, 'Forty Liars and Other Lies.'

Ever read a 'puff piece' in a newspaper? Today we get the inside scoop on that with Bill Nye's 'Puff.'

Time: approx four minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1446

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:46:00 GMT
Mon, Sep 14 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1446

Our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel 'Wired Love' features a barrage of tap-tap-tapping back and forth in the first part of two of Chapter Five, 'Quimby Bursts Forth in Eloquence.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1445

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:16:00 GMT
Sun, Sep 13 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1445

SUNDAY SALAD offers wild tall tales about a horse, some fish, a cow, a hen, an alligator, a cat, a clam and a rat in Stanley Huntley's 1882 piece, 'Some Animal Stories.'

Time: approx eight minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1444

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 03:07:00 GMT
Sat, Sep 12 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1444

Our Saturday Night Special story is one of our funniest ever (not to mention instructive)!

From the pen of Ellis Parker Butler comes a lengthy 1903 tale about the creation of a stock exchange, and the cooperative business efforts of a New York promoter along with Blackbeard the Pirate!

The story is called 'International Skull and Cross Bones, Ltd.'

Time: approx forty and a half minutes

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The Ellis Parker Butler Catalog of Stories is at:

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Read lots more about Ellis Parker Butler at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1443

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 02:59:00 GMT
Fri, Sep 11 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1443

We are presenting the witty stories of Charles Battell Loomis this week.

In 1899, automobiles were quickly appearing in cities everywhere, and 'A New Use for Horses' relates a fabulous scheme for profiting from them.

Time: approx five minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1442

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:07:00 GMT
Thur, Sep 10 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1442

We are presenting the witty, fun stories of Charles Battell Loomis this week.

From 1899, we learn of a wonderful diversion that can be played in any department store -- the story is called 'An Urban Game.'

Time: approx five minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1441

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:25:00 GMT
Wed, Sep 09 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1441

We are presenting the ever-charming humorous stories of Charles Battell Loomis this week.

Today we learn the practical applications of bouncing in Loomis's 1899 story, 'Buffum's Bustless Buffers.'

Time: approx five minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1440

Wed, 9 Sep 2009 02:39:00 GMT
Tue, Sep 08 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1440

We are presenting the ever-charming humorous stories of Charles Battell Loomis this week.

Today we get the scoop on the joke business in Loomis's 1899 story, 'A Peculiar Industry.'

Time: approx five minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1439

Tue, 8 Sep 2009 03:05:00 GMT
Mon, Sep 7 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1439

Our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel 'Wired Love' offers the second of TWO parts of Chapter Four, 'Neighborly Calls,' where the neighbors play cards, and we meet a bohemian artist who creates an intriguing picture.

Time: approx eleven and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1438

Mon, 7 Sep 2009 03:52:00 GMT
Sun, Sep 6 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1438

SUNDAY SALAD explores the poetical clam in Stanley Huntley's 1881 tale, 'A Rough Resort for Poets.'

Time: approx seven minutes

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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1437

Sun, 6 Sep 2009 01:18:00 GMT
Sat, Sep 5 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1437

Mister Ron was very surprised to hear that back in 2004, Microsoft Corp. had taken out a patent on the human body! You can read about it here.

In researching this, Mister Ron discovered a much earlier similar case! Therefore, for our Saturday Night Special story, we present 'A Patented Child' written by W. L. Alden in 1893.

Don't miss this!

Time: approx nine minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1436

Sat, 5 Sep 2009 03:58:00 GMT
Fri, Sep 4 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1436

Stephen Leacock's stories grace the Basement this week!

Getting a picture taken used to so much simpler back in 1913? Not quite, as we see in Leacock's story 'With The Photographer.'

Time: approx eight and a half minutes

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The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1435

Fri, 4 Sep 2009 03:02:00 GMT
Thur, Sep 3 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1435

Stephen Leacock's stories grace the Basement this week!

Long ago, many city men would grab a shave at a Barber Shop on the way to the office. From 1913, Leacock describes one of these visits in 'Under the Barber's Knife.'

Time: approx eight and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1434

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 23:27:00 GMT
Wed, Sep 2 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1434

Stephen Leacock's stories grace the Basement this week!

Be prepared to hear the (ahem) thrilling exploits of a world explorer in 'The Amazing Travels of Mr. Yarner' from 1917.

Time: approx seven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1433

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 03:47:00 GMT
Tue, Sep 1 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1433

Stephen Leacock's stories grace the Basement this week!

Today's tale from 1913 is pretty self-explanatory -- 'The Dentist and the Gas.'

Enjoy!

Time: approx nine minutes

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The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1432

Tue, 1 Sep 2009 03:36:00 GMT
Mon, Aug 31 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1432

Our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel 'Wired Love' offers the first of TWO parts of Chapter Four, 'Neighborly Calls,' where the new friends, Nattie and Miss Archer discuss various events 'over the wire.'

Time: approx nine minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Wired Love index is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1431

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:47:00 GMT
Sun, Aug 30 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1431

SUNDAY SALAD offers a short but odd Stanley Huntley story from 1882. A little man spins an engrossing yarn (to a point) about 'A Curious Cure for Colic.'

Time: approx four minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1430

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:37:00 GMT
Fri, Aug 28 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1430

W. L. Alden had a long career writing wacky stories, but he especially had a knack for churning out tales about cats! This week we are exploring some of his feline-itious output.

Alden once called himself an 'honorary cat.' That very well be so, judging by today's tale, wherein a crafty sea-captain gets an idea to make a bundle bringing a thousand of the animals to Singapore in 'Pratt's Cats' from 1900.

This one is a scream!

Time: approx twenty minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1429

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:15:00 GMT
Thur, Aug 27 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1429

W. L. Alden had a long career writing wacky stories, but he especially had a knack for churning out tales about cats! This week we are exploring some of his feline-mous output.

Today's story is truly insanely funny!

From 1896, we explore a great business opportunity that turns into a cat-astrophe!

It is called 'Foote's Catorium.'

Time: approx twenty-one minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1428

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:11:00 GMT
Wed, Aug 26 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1428

W. L. Alden had a long career writing wacky stories, but he especially had a knack for churning out tales about cats! This week we are exploring some of his feline-ical output.

In today's tale from 1896, we hear about a solution to the problem of sparrow overpopulation in 'Van Wagener's Flying Cat.'

Time: approx fourteen minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1427

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:35:00 GMT
Tue, Aug 25 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1427

W. L. Alden had a long career writing wacky stories, but he especially had a knack for churning out tales about cats! This week we will be exploring some of his feline-ous output. We begin the week with a meteorological phenomenon -- 'Raining Cats' from 1877.

Time: approx eight and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1426

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:56:00 GMT
Mon, Aug 24 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1426

Our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel 'Wired Love' features the Second part of Two of Chapter Three, 'Visible and Invisible Friends.' In this Chapter, Quimby introduces Nattie to Miss Archer at the telegraph office, where the two women discuss future technology and its impact on Romance.

This chapter of this 1880 novel will utterly blow you away! Don't miss it!

Time: approx nineteen and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1425

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:48:00 GMT
Sun, Aug 23 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1425

SUNDAY SALAD takes us behind the scenes as the Brooklyn Eagle editors hammer out the details of a story about a minister bounced over a gambling debt in Stanley Huntley's 1882 story, 'A Serious Complication.'

Time: approx five minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1424

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 02:06:00 GMT
Sat, Aug 22 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1424

Our Saturday Night Special is from 'Fanny Fern, A Memorial Volume,' compiled not long after Fern's 1872 death by her husband James Parton, and published in 1874. Today we read a short, fun piece that gets right to the point - - 'Clumsy People.'

Time: approx four minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1423

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:57:00 GMT
Fri, Aug 21 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1423

Edgar Wilson Nye's 1888 collection 'Bill Nye's Chestnuts' is a cornucopia full of funny stuff!

Today Nye explains the somewhat lengthy Educational Requirements for a good newspaper man in 'A School of Journalism.'

Time: approx eight minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1422

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:11:00 GMT
Thur, Aug 20 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1422

Edgar Wilson Nye's 1888 collection 'Bill Nye's Chestnuts' is bulging full of funny stuff!

Nye makes some discoveries in Ornithology, sings songs in strange keys, and deals with a bug problem, all in a very short story, 'Concerning the Swallow.'

Time: approx six minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1421

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:49:00 GMT
Wed, Aug 19 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1421

Edgar Wilson Nye's 1888 collection 'Bill Nye's Chestnuts' is chock full of nutty stuff!

Today we meet a man with a mania in the Wild and Wooly story, 'A Novel Way of Making Clothes.'

Time: approx four minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1420

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:58:00 GMT
Tue, Aug 18 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1420

Edgar Wilson Nye's 1888 collection 'Bill Nye's Chestnuts' is chock full of funny stuff!

Today's sad tale is of a man stuck with the occupation of 'youmorist.' Hear all about it in 'The Unhappy Humorist.'

Time: approx six and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1419

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:26:00 GMT
Mon, Aug 17 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1419

Our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel 'Wired Love' features the First part of Two of Chapter Three, 'Visible and Invisible Friends,' where 'N' becomes ever more friendly with 'C' over the wire, despite interruptions by 'Em.'

Time: approx twelve and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1418

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:17:00 GMT
Sun, Aug 16 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1418

SUNDAY SALAD has unexpectedly found what may well be the Last Stanley Huntley Spoopendyke tale that we will ever get to present in the Basement!

Written especially for 'The St. Jacobs Oil Family Calendar for 1883-4' back in 1882, Huntley relates the story of 'Spoopendyke At Death's Door.'

Time: approx ten minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1417

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 03:50:00 GMT
Sat, Aug 15 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1417

Our Saturday Night Special features a long, but wonderful story by Henry Cuyler Bunner from 1887.

'The Zadoc Pine Labor Union' might be construed as a nineteenth century version of 'Forrest Gump,' but it is very different in many ways. This may have been one of H. C. Bunner's most popular stories published during his lifetime. In it, an ignorant hayseed from the Adirondack Mountains makes his way to New Jersey and begins a new life for himself.

Enjoy!

Time: approx forty-three and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1416

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 02:27:00 GMT
Fri, Aug 14 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1416

This week we are spotlighting James M. Bailey, the Danbury Newsman, with selections from his 1877 book, 'They All Do It.'

There are men who dispute what they do not understand. In today's story, our hero gets stuck on a high point in 'Mr. Coville Proves Mathematics.' This is definitely one of our funniest tales! Don't miss it!

Time: approx six minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1415

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:33:00 GMT
Thur, Aug 13 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1415

This week we are spotlighting James M. Bailey, the Danbury Newsman, with selections from his 1877 book, 'They All Do It.'

Three mackerel cause havok in today's extremely funny tale, 'A Female Prank.'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1414

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:09:00 GMT
Wed, Aug 12 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1414

This week we are spotlighting James M. Bailey, the Danbury Newsman, with selections from his 1877 book, 'They All Do It.'

Today we hear how an old Editor manages to cross the street in 'An Accommodating Reporter.'

We also have a short 1896 preface by cartoonist Walt MacDougall. To read the entire piece, 'The National Joke' drop in to John Adcock's fun blog at http://john-adcock.blogspot.com/2009/08/national-joke_13.html .

Time: approx nine minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1413

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:49:00 GMT
Tue, Aug 11 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1413

This week we are spotlighting James M. Bailey, the Danbury Newsman, with selections from his 1877 book, 'They All Do It.' In today's story, a grieving widower tries to save a buck or two on a coffin in 'A Prudent Sufferer.'

Time: approx seven minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1412

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:44:00 GMT
Mon, Aug 10 2009

Our Monday Book Serialization of Ella Cheever Thayer's 1880 novel 'Wired Love' features Chapter Two, 'At the Hotel Norman,' where we meet Nattie the Telegrapher's neighbors.

Time: approx twenty-one and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1411

Sun, 9 Aug 2009 16:54:00 GMT
Sun, Aug 9 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1411

SUNDAY SALAD offers TWO wildly funny Stanley Huntley pieces today -- The first one, from 1881, brings a widower from Denver into the Brooklyn Eagle office to place a unique obituary ad in 'Wanted it Just Right.' Then, from 1882, a fervent bible thumper corners the Managing Editor in 'The Modern Evangelist'

Time: approx nine minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1410

Sun, 9 Aug 2009 02:39:00 GMT
Sat, Aug 8 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1410

Our Saturday Night Special offers some Nasty Mischief from W. L. Alden's 1897 book, 'The Adventures of Jimmy Brown' -- 'The Old, Old, Story.'

Time: approx seven minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1409

Sat, 8 Aug 2009 03:58:00 GMT
Fri, Aug 7 2009

Back in 1918, Don Marquis (famous today for his characters Archy and Mehitabel) collected a book of pieces concerning 'Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious Thinkers.'

Today, Hermione ponders a big question and comes up with an upward and onward solution for the future in 'The World is Getting Better.'

Time: approx three minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1408

Thu, 6 Aug 2009 23:39:00 GMT
Thur, Aug 6 2009

Back in 1918, Don Marquis (famous today for his characters Archy and Mehitabel) collected a book of pieces concerning 'Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious Thinkers.'

Today, we hear Hermione's entirely reasonable explanation for 'How the Swami Happened to Have Seven Wives.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1407

Thu, 6 Aug 2009 01:34:00 GMT
Wed, Aug 5 2009

Back in 1918, Don Marquis (famous today for his characters Archy and Mehitabel) collected a book of pieces concerning 'Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious Thinkers.'

In today's tale, Hermione reveals more than she thinks in 'Understanding, and One's Own Home.'

Time: approx five minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1406

Wed, 5 Aug 2009 03:02:00 GMT
Tue, Aug 4 2009

Back in 1918, Don Marquis (famous today for his characters Archy and Mehitabel) collected a book of pieces concerning 'Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious Thinkers.'

There really never has been such a unique and fun character such as Hermione, and we will be presenting some of her stories this week.

Today's piece is called 'Sincerity in the Home.'

Time: approx six minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1405

Tue, 4 Aug 2009 03:04:00 GMT
Mon, Aug 3 2009

Our Monday Book Serialization begins a NEW Novel today!

We are presenting a fun tale of virtual, online romance! Yes, you've heard these kinds of stories before in our modern, cyber-linked information age, but this book was written back in 1880!

Journey with us to the past for a tale of two telegraphers who engage in a long-distance romance by wire in Ella Cheever Thayer's 'Wired Love: A Romance of Dots and Dashes.'

Today we read Chapter One -- 'Sounds From A Distant "C"'.

Time: approx twenty-one and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1404

Mon, 3 Aug 2009 02:25:00 GMT
Sun, Aug 2 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1404

SUNDAY SALAD offers TWO Stanley Huntley pieces from 1882 today. The first concerns a census taker and a census answerer who know each other all too well in 'Difficulties of Census Taking.' Then a stranger from Oshkosh accosts a Brooklyn trolley rider in 'Making Himself Sociable.'

Time: approx eight and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1403

Sun, 2 Aug 2009 00:27:00 GMT
Sat, Aug 1, 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1403

We have returned to our new server at libsyn.com with NEW stories!

Our Saturday Night Special story tonight is by Robert Benchley. It's pretty self-explanatory -- from 1922, 'Reading the Funnies Aloud.'

Time: approx seven minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1402

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:29:00 GMT
Fri, Jun 19 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1402

Here is the final chapter of 'Major Dunwoody's Leg' (Part Four of Four) from 1882 by Max Adeler, wrapping up a MONTH of Adeler stories!

Your comments are welcome! Send emails to revry@panix.com.

Time: approx nineteen and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1401

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:26:00 GMT
Fri, Jun 19 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1401

Meanwhile, we are presenting a masterpiece of satire by Max Adeler, from 1882, over four days. It features quirky mechanical limbs, political corruption, horrendous artwork, byzantine bureaucracy, complicated romance, scalping, thievery, and more twists and turns than a pretzel!

If you haven't heard parts One and Two yet, go listen to them, then come back for this. It will be here.

Here is 'Major Dunwoody's Leg' (Part Three of Four).

Time: approx twelve and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1400

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:21:00 GMT
Wed, Jun 17 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1400

This is the 1400th Episode of Mister Ron's Basement!

This has been an amazing journey of exploration of the world of (mostly) forgotten American humor from long ago!

Above all, the letters of encouragement I have received from listeners have made this labor of love (there sure isn't any money in it) worthwhile!

Thanks!

Here today, then, is the second part of four from Max Adeler's satirical masterpiece of 1882. It features quirky mechanical limbs, political corruption, horrendous artwork, byzantine bureaucracy, complicated romance, scalping, thievery, and more twists and turns than a pretzel! We present 'Major Dunwoody's Leg' (Part Two of Four).

Time: approx twenty and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1399

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:16:00 GMT
Tue, Jun 16 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1399

We are presenting a masterpiece of satire by Max Adeler, from 1882, over the next four days. It features quirky mechanical limbs, political corruption, horrendous artwork, byzantine bureaucracy, complicated romance, scalping, thievery, and more twists and turns than a pretzel! Here then is 'Major Dunwoody's Leg' (Part One of Four).

Time: approx twenty-four minutes

NOTICE: This week's Four-Part story will be our last one until we have finished moving our entire archive of stories to our new server host at libsyn.com!

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Mister Ron's Basement #1398

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:14:00 GMT
Fri, Jun 12 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1398

From 1873, we present a Max Adeler story concerning a man's hat with holes in it and what was done to it by 'One of Those Stupid Servant Girls.'

Time: approx four minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1397

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:12:00 GMT
Fri, Jun 12 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1397

Max Adeler relates the tale of an intrepid neighbor ascending into the unknown reaches of the atmosphere via balloon, in the 1874 story, 'The Ozone Belt.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1396

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:10:00 GMT
Thu, Jun 11 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1396

Today's Max Adeler story from 1872 is a true flight of fancy, yet makes perfect sense -- sort of. It's called 'Adam and That Umbrella.'

Time: approx four minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1395

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:08:00 GMT
Wed, Jun 10 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1395

We begin a THIRD week in a row of Max Adeler stories with an investigation of an educator's strange teaching methods in the 1876 story, 'A Teacher's Trials.'

Time: approx eight minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1394

Mon, 8 Jun 2009 12:02:00 GMT
Mon, Jun 08 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1394

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapters 43 - 'The Battle of the Sand-Belt', 44 - 'A Postscript by Clarence', and 'A Final P.S. by M.T.'

This concludes our presentation of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court,' which has taken us almost fourteen months to read! The complete index of the book's chapters can be found at the link below.

For the time being, we are preparing The Basement for the Big Move to a NEW Server in August. Between now and then, there will be no Saturday, Sunday, or Monday episodes, just the regular Tuesday through Friday stories. We have 1400 episodes and descriptions to move over, so this will take up time.

Time: approx thirty-five minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1393

Sun, 7 Jun 2009 05:00:00 GMT
Sun, Jun 07 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1393

SUNDAY SALAD features ONE Stanley Huntley story today -- it's a short one from 1882 about a little man on the Fulton Ferry Boat, called 'Didn't Care to Make Trouble.'

Time: approx three minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1392

Sat, 6 Jun 2009 05:52:00 GMT
Sat, Jun 06 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1392

When Mark Twain was accused of plagiarizing Max Adeler's 'The Fortunate Island' for his novel 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' he responded by saying that he read Adeler's story, liked it, and thought there was no resemblance. However, the Adeler story he compared to his own that appeared in the 1882 "Fortunate Island' book was a different one -- 'An Old Fogy' -- one of the first Time Travel stories ever written.

For tonight's Saturday Night Special story we present 'An Old Fogy,' the tale of an old man (written in 1882) who wished to return to simpler times of sixty years previously. The old man gets his wish.

If you could imagine a 'Twilight Zone episode written in 1882, you might have this brilliant tale.

Time: approx forty-one minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1391

Fri, 5 Jun 2009 09:50:00 GMT
Fri, Jun 05 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1391

Max Adeler loved to write stories about impossibly persistent salesmen. Today's 1873 story is one of his first, and one of his funniest. It's called 'The Persecution of Jones.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1390

Thu, 4 Jun 2009 20:47:00 GMT
Thu, Jun 04 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1390

It's that time of year again when we go out in the great outdoors and go on picnics! Max Adeler waxes rhapsodically about one of these events in his 1873 tale, 'The Pleasures of the Picnic.'

Don't miss this one!

Time: approx five and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1389

Thu, 4 Jun 2009 05:45:00 GMT
Thu, Jun 04 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1389

Ever hear about people playing gags using ventriloquism? Here's an 1873 Max Adeler tale about a young fellow who tried to do just that, and the consequences. It's called 'Brown's Boy.'

Time: approx three minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1388

Tue, 2 Jun 2009 07:43:00 GMT
Tue, Jun 02 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1388

From 1873, we present a tale of swashbuckling derring-do and skilled marksmanship in 'Max Adeler's Duel.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1387

Mon, 1 Jun 2009 04:40:00 GMT
Mon, Jun 01 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1387

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Forty-Two (Part Two of Two) of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where Clarence and the Boss make their plans for --'War!'

We would like to dedicate this Episode to a true Mark Twain fan, whom we met recently -- Phil Yeh, who has been raising literacy awareness for almost twenty-five years with his remarkable 'Cartoonists Across America and the World' project.

Time: approx seventeen minutes

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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

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The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1386

Sat, 30 May 2009 04:38:00 GMT
Sat, May 30 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1386

Today's 1873 Max Adeler story is a quick piece on an important element of the human diet that is 'Terrible to Contemplate.'

Time: approx three minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1385

Thu, 28 May 2009 14:36:00 GMT
Thu, May 28 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1385

Today's short but fun Max Adeler story is from 1873. It concerns a Mr. Henry Bull, and his strange medical condition, and is entitled 'Mercury in the System.'

Time: approx three minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1384

Wed, 27 May 2009 10:34:00 GMT
Wed, May 27 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1384

Here's an extremely short Max Adeler story from 1874 that spotlights his oblique sense of humor. It is entitled 'It Didn't Grow.'

Time: approx three minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1383

Tue, 26 May 2009 04:32:00 GMT
Tue, May 26 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1383

We have uncovered a slew of Max Adeler stories! Today's tale, from 1873, concerns an 'elevating' item of women's clothing. It's called 'An Adventure With a Pannier.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1382

Mon, 25 May 2009 09:30:00 GMT
Mon, May 25 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1382

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Forty-Two (Part One of Two) of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where Clarence fills in the Boss on how Camelot fell apart --'War!'

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

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The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1381

Sun, 24 May 2009 09:28:00 GMT
Sun, May 24 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1381

SUNDAY SALAD offers just ONE short but funny Stanley Huntley story from 1882 -- it's called 'The Folding Liar.'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1380

Sat, 23 May 2009 06:25:00 GMT
Sat, May 23 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1380

Mister Ron is back after struggling with a sore throat this week!

Our Saturday Night Special is a short, but remarkably prescient poem from 1885 by Robert J. Burdette. It is called 'The True Patriot's Regret,' and you will never regret hearing it!

Time: approx three minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1379

Sat, 16 May 2009 20:19:00 GMT
Sat, May 16 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1379

Our Saturday Night Special story was originally presented in Basement Episode #933 a couple of years ago (you can find it here). In it Mortimer Thomson made fun of Reverend Henry Ward Beecher, one of the most influential men in America in the years leading up to the Civil War.

Apparently, the version we presented then was heavily edited by the Utah newspaper we originally found it in. Today we are re-reading the story in its complete form, as was printed in a Georgia Newspaper in 1856. It is about twice as long, and twice as funny. Hidden between the satirical remarks are exaggerated but insightful descriptions of a typical Beecher sermon of the day. Enjoy!

Time: approx fifteen minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1378

Sat, 16 May 2009 06:17:00 GMT
Sat, May 16 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1378

This week, we have dug up some extremely hard-to-find pieces by Mortimer Thomson, better known as 'Q. K. Philander Doesticks, P. B.'

In today's very short tale from 1864, Doesticks tells of a truly unforgettable rain deluge -- 'In A Storm'

Time: approx two and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1377

Thu, 14 May 2009 08:15:00 GMT
Thu, May 14 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1377

This week, we have dug up some relatively obscure, yet hilarious pieces by Mortimer Thomson, better known as 'Q. K. Philander Doesticks, P. B.'

From November of 1856, we learn how crazy people get when wagering on elections -- in 'Doesticks Bets on Pennsylvania.'

Time: approx eleven and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1376

Wed, 13 May 2009 08:13:00 GMT
Wed, May 13 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1376

This week, we have dug up some odd and funny pieces by Mortimer Thomson, better known as 'Q. K. Philander Doesticks, P. B.'

Today's 1857 piece could easily be written today (except maybe the descriptions of horse-drawn drays). It is called 'Doesticks on Boston.'

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1375

Tue, 12 May 2009 06:10:00 GMT
Tue, May 12 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1375

This week, we have dug up some pretty funny pieces by Mortimer Thomson, better known as Philander Doesticks.

Today we have a rare example of Thomson's Police Beat reporting from 1855 --it's called 'Doesticks Reporting for the Tribune.'

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1374

Mon, 11 May 2009 07:08:00 GMT
Mon, May 11 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1374

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Forty-One of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where The Boss returns to England and finds the place almost empty in -- 'The Interdict.'

Time: approx ten minutes

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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

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The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1373

Sun, 10 May 2009 07:06:00 GMT
Sun, May 10 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1373

SUNDAY SALAD offers yet another spoof of a Jules Verne story by Stanley Huntley! Published in 1882, 'The Field of Ice by J. Verne' makes fun of the 1875 Verne tale with the same name.

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1372

Sat, 9 May 2009 17:01:00 GMT
Sat, May 09 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1372

Our Saturday Night Special story is by Robert J. Burdette, the Burlington Hawkeye Man. From 1879, we present 'Rules for Poultry Novices.'

Time: approx seven minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1371

Sat, 9 May 2009 06:51:00 GMT
Sat, May 09 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1371

While traveling by plane can be a real pain these days, going by train wasn't much better (at least in the U. S.) in 1907, when Charles Battell Loomis wrote about it in 'Our Way and the British.'

Time: approx eleven minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1370

Fri, 8 May 2009 16:49:00 GMT
Fri, May 08 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1370

From Charles Battell Loomis's 1907 book 'A Bath in an English Tub,' we explore the English tradition of 'Tea Time.'

Time: approx eight minutes

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The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1369

Fri, 8 May 2009 08:47:00 GMT
Fri, May 08 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1369

Sometimes, the way people say certain phrases can drive you nuts, as we shall see in today's Charles Battell Loomis story from his 1907 book 'A Bath in an English Tub.' It is called 'Thank You.'

Time: approx six minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1368

Fri, 8 May 2009 04:45:00 GMT
Fri, May 08 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1368

From Charles Battell Loomis's 1907 book 'A Bath in an English Tub' comes the opening story, with the same name. And of course, that's 'bawrth' not 'bath.'

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

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The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1367

Tue, 5 May 2009 06:42:00 GMT
Tue, May 05 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1367

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Forty of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- in which a new day dawns for Merrie Olde England -- 'Three Years Later.'

Time: approx seventeen minutes

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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

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The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1366

Mon, 4 May 2009 04:40:00 GMT
Mon, May 04 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1366

SUNDAY SALAD features just ONE Stanley Huntley story today, from 1883 -- where we hear about the most remarkable weather of all time --'A Heavy Storm.'

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1365

Sun, 3 May 2009 07:38:00 GMT
Sun, May 03 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1365

Our Saturday Night Special story is by James M. Bailey, the Danbury News Man. From 1873 we learn 'How a Married Man Sews on a Button.'

Time: approx four minutes

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The James M. Bailey Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1364

Sat, 2 May 2009 05:37:00 GMT
Sat, May 02 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1364

Max Adeler discusses which phrase is more proper to use -- 'is being done' or 'is doing' -- in the 1874 story 'A Question.'

Time: approx five minutes

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1363

Fri, 1 May 2009 05:34:00 GMT
Fri, May 01 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1363

Max Adeler leans over his garden fence and hears about the musical tastes of bags of fertilizer in 'Judge Pitman's Musical Feat' from 1874

Time: approx six minutes

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1362

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:52:00 GMT
Thu, Apr 30 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1362

From 1874 comes Max Adeler's fun story of getting locked out of the house in a nightshirt. It's called 'A Very Disgreeable Predicament.'

Time: approx six minutes

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1361

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:49:00 GMT
Thu, Apr 30 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1361

Max Adeler's 1874 book 'Out of the Hurly Burly' was one of the first to focus on the lighter side of suburban living in America. Today's story concerns a rare plant that grows a half inch every twenty years and blooms once a century -- 'Our Century Plant.'

Time: approx seven minutes

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1360

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:42:00 GMT
Wed, Apr 29 2009

MIster Ron's Basement #1360

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty-Nine of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- a terrific bit of Twain's writing, and it could stand alone -- 'The Yankee's Fight with the Knights.'

Time: approx twenty-four minutes

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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

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The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1359

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:40:00 GMT
Mon, Apr 27 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1359

SUNDAY SALAD features TWO looney Stanley Huntley stories from 1880! First, we get a truly skewed view of history in 'White House Gallery - Anecdote of Andrew Johnson' and then we hear a tale of a loan to a shoeshine boy that is repaid years later in 'The Religious Bootblack.'

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1358

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 06:31:00 GMT
Sun, Apr 26 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1358

Our Saturday Night Special story is told through two separate tales by Leon Mead.

They both deal with the photograph we featured in Episode #1343 and is reproduced on this web page again, below.

The first tale is taken from Mead's 1899 book, 'The Bow Legged Ghost and Other Stories' and it tells how the photograph came about. It also includes one of the very few truly sad stories Bill Nye ever wrote. It is called 'Eugene Field and Bill Nye.'

The second piece concerns the finding of the lost picture. It appeared in the New York Tribune in 1905 and is called 'The Story of a Photograph.'

The photo as it appeared in the Tribune in 1905

The photo as it appeared in Visscher's 1908 Book

Time: approx sixteen and a half minutes

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The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1357

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:28:00 GMT
Sat, Apr 25 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1357

Chauncey Tubbs really ought to consult with his wife a bit more, as we find out in Leon Mead's 1899 story, 'Mrs. Tubbs Manoeuvres.'

Time: approx fifteen and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1356

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 04:26:00 GMT
Sat, Apr 25 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1356

Leon Mead stretches a yarn beyond belief with his 1899 tale of a young woman's mania for a certain color. It's called 'The Woman in Yellow.'

Time: approx nine minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1355

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:24:00 GMT
Thu, Apr 23 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1355

Stories of creating and succeeding with a hit show on Broadway are extremely common, but today's tale is, well, different. From 1899, we present Leon Mead's crazy show-biz story, 'Revels of the Muses.'

Time: approx twelve minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1354

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:22:00 GMT
Wed, Apr 22 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1354

Leon Mead was a good friend of humorist Bill Nye, and apparently some of Nye's style rubbed off on him. Today's 1899 story deals with a man who can't help winking at women on the street whose hobby gets him in a jam. It's called 'An Assumed Weakness.'

Time: approx twelve minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1353

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:19:00 GMT
Tue, Apr 21 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1353

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty-Eight of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- which we have been waiting for -- 'Sir Launcelot and Knights to the Rescue.'

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1352

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:18:00 GMT
Mon, Apr 20 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1352

SUNDAY SALAD features just ONE Stanley Huntley story today -- this appeared in the Brooklyn Eagle a month or so after the death of Jesse James in 1882 -- it's called 'He Was One of the Band.'

Time: approx seven minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1351

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:13:00 GMT
Mon, Apr 20 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1351

George Horatio Derby's nutty dentist, Dr. Tushmaker, whom we first encountered in Episode #596, is back again for our Saturday Night Special story, in an excerpt from 'Phoenix at Benecia' from 1855. The story is undeniably grisly, and totally loony!

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

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The George Horatio Derby Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1350

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:11:00 GMT
Mon, Apr 20 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1350

Wrapping up our week of Homer Croy stories, we look at a unique tale from the earliest days of the Movies -- an excerpt from his 1918 book 'How Motion Pictures Are Made,' taken from the chapter 'When Eight Soldiers Were an Army.'

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1349

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:09:00 GMT
Fri, Apr 17 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1349

Homer Croy wrote for every sort of publication that existed in the early twentieth century. Today's story appeared in 'The Boys' and Girls' Fifth Reader' back in 1919. The tale concerns a boy and his chicken. It's called 'Cleopatra and the Candidate.'

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1348

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:08:00 GMT
Thu, Apr 16 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1348

Even today, people enjoy bragging about a new car purchase, but back in 1912 it was almost like bragging about owning a new spaceship! Homer Croy makes some suggestions on politely bringing up the subject in the 1912 piece 'How to Lead Up to It.'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1347

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 05:06:00 GMT
Thu, Apr 16 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1347

Homer Croy was one of the many early twentieth century writers who cranked out anything he could sell to magazines and newspapers. He developed a reputation as a humorist, wrote some novels, then had an immensely successful career as a screenwriter for both silent and sound movies.

It is extremely difficult to find his short humorous pieces these days, but we will try. Today's tale, from 1922, is quite clever. It's called 'Bathing in a Borrowed Suit.'

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1346

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:03:00 GMT
Tue, Apr 14 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1346

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty-Seven of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where the Boss gets captured, talks his way out, and then...he's in 'An Awful Predicament.'

Time: approx fifteen minutes

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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

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The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1345

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 06:43:00 GMT
Sun, Apr 12 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1345

SUNDAY SALAD offers TWO Stanley Huntley tales of Hard Times from back in 1882. First, a Montana man complains how civilization is killing the frontier in 'Business Was Bad' and a bum gives a druggist a bad luck story in 'The Force of Circumstances.'

Time: approx ten and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1344

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:40:00 GMT
Sat, Apr 11 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1344

Our Saturday Night Special story is written by the young man pictured on the right in the photo illustrating the Bill Nye story in Episode #1343 (on the web page). From 1899, we present Leon Mead's 'The Bow-Legged Ghost.'

Time: approx thirteen and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1343

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 04:36:00 GMT
Sat, Apr 11 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1343

We started the week with a fun story by Henry Faxon, then followed that up with TWO stories about Faxon written by Wm. Lightfoot Visscher.

Today, we follow all that up with a violently funny story about Visscher written by Bill Nye back in 1891 -- The tale is called 'A Peaceable Man.'

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/billnye.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1342

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:34:00 GMT
Fri, Apr 10 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1342

We are continuing a reminiscence of the amazing Henry W. Faxon by Wm. Lightfoot Visscher, from his 1908 book 'Ten Wise Men and Some More.' Today we hear the inside scoop of the Great Silver Lake Snake, a fabulous hoax of the 1850s.

Time: approx six minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1341

Thu, 9 Apr 2009 15:31:00 GMT
Thu, Apr 09 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1341

Yesterday's hilarious story by Henry W. Faxon is the only piece we can dig up with his name on it. Any listeners with access to the Buffalo Republic newspaper of the late 1850s, please contact Mister Ron!

Meanwhile we are presenting a reminiscence of the remarkable Mr. Faxon by Wm. Lightfoot Visscher, from his 1908 book 'Ten Wise Men and Some More.' We will feature some more of it tomorrow.

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1340

Thu, 9 Apr 2009 05:28:00 GMT
Thu, Apr 09 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1340

Today we offer one of the wackiest stories ever written!

From 1853, we present 'The Tremendous Adventures and the Mighty Deeds, Rise, Downfall, Life and Death of A. Jacks' most likely written by Henry William Faxon. From the title alone, you know you have to listen to this!

We will be presenting more on this forgotten but highly influential funny man this week.

Time: approx four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1339

Mon, 6 Apr 2009 09:26:00 GMT
Mon, Apr 06 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1339

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty-Six of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where the Boss picks a lock and gets free...or does he? It's called 'An Encounter in the Dark.'

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1338

Sun, 5 Apr 2009 07:23:00 GMT
Sun, Apr 05 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1338

SUNDAY SALAD offers two odd Stanley Huntley stories today. First, we hear one man easily topping another's tall tale -- it's called 'In the Arctic Regions' and is one of the last pieces Huntley wrote for the Brooklyn Eagle back in 1884. Then a Dakota man regales his listeners with a story of 'A Frontier Funeral' from 1881.

Time: approx ten and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1337

Sat, 4 Apr 2009 14:22:00 GMT
Sat, Apr 04 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1337

Our Saturday Night Special story involves two dozen bottles of beer, a poker game, and a visiting strict Bishop. From 1900, we present Thomas L. Masson's 'A Distressing Situation.'

Time: approx seven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Thomas L. Masson Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/masson.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1336

Sat, 4 Apr 2009 08:20:00 GMT
Sat, Apr 04 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1336

Last week we ran pieces from a 'scissors and paste' book from 1881 -- this week we have dug out a similar project from waaay back in 1830. The book is called 'The Gleaner, or Selections in Prose and Poetry from the Periodical Press.'

Some of the stories are quite funny, but the language is highly formal and stilted. Nevertheless, we have dug out some gems. Today we hear about a prospective husband's three conditions to his fiancee. It's simply called 'Anecdote.'

Time: approx three minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1335

Fri, 3 Apr 2009 11:17:00 GMT
Fri, Apr 03 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1335

Last week we ran pieces from a 'scissors and paste' book from 1881 -- this week we have dug out a similar project from waaay back in 1830. The book is called 'The Gleaner, or Selections in Prose and Poetry from the Periodical Press.'

Some of the stories are quite funny, but the language is highly formal and stilted. Nevertheless, we have dug out some gems. Today's little piece may take a moment or two to get, but it is cute. The story is called 'The Astonished Fiddler.'

Time: approx three minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1334

Thu, 2 Apr 2009 08:15:00 GMT
Thu, Apr 02 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1334

Last week we ran pieces from a 'scissors and paste' book from 1881 -- this week we have dug out a similar project from waaay back in 1830. The book is called 'The Gleaner, or Selections in Prose and Poetry from the Periodical Press.'

Some of the stories are quite funny, but the language is highly formal and stilted. Nevertheless, we have dug out some gems. Today, a card sharp attempts to play a trick on a New England skipper in a tale called 'Diamond Cut Diamond.'

Time: approx four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1333

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 19:12:00 GMT
Wed, Apr 01 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1333

Last week we ran pieces from a 'scissors and paste' book from 1881 -- this week we have dug out a similar project from waaay back in 1830. The book is called 'The Gleaner, or Selections in Prose and Poetry from the Periodical Press.'

Some of the stories are quite funny, but the language is highly formal and stilted. Nevertheless, we have dug out some gems. Today's piece concerns two men discussing a duel with each other. It's entitled 'Fair Play.'

Time: approx three minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1332

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 08:10:00 GMT
Wed, Apr 01 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1332

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty-Five of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- this chapter isn't even close to funny, but it is part of the book -- prepare yourself for a real tear-jerker -- 'A Pitiful Incident.'

Time: approx sixteen and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1331

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:08:00 GMT
Mon, Mar 30 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1331

We are celebrating FOUR YEARS of Mister Ron's Basement today! Your emails and birthday cakes are more than welcome. We hope to find even more of the funniest stories from the public domain in the upcoming years...

Our SUNDAY SALAD features TWO Stanley Huntley stories that (we think) are extremely funny! They are both from 1881 -- 'The Cautious Reporter's Version' and 'How He Became Wealthy.'

Time: approx six and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1330

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 11:04:00 GMT
Sun, Mar 29 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1330

Our Saturday Night Special story is by an author we have not featured in the Basement yet. Robert Barr was, for many years, the Detroit Free Press's other humorist, in addition to C. B. Lewis (M. Quad). For many years he wrote under the pen name of Luke Sharp, but gradually shifted to his real name. When the Detroit Free Press published a London edition, Barr was sent there to contribute to it.

We will feature more of Barr's stories in the future, but today we will offer an 1897 charming romance story,'The Type-Written Letter.'

Time: approx seventeen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1329

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:02:00 GMT
Sat, Mar 28 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1329

This week we have dug out an 1881 book called "Ha! Ha!! Ha!!!' It is composed of humorous pieces clipped from various newspapers. The authors are listed as Scissors and Paste.

The authors of the pieces are not credited, but some of the newspapers are. From this we can usually figure out who the writers are. Today's story, really a truly old joke, perhaps first appeared in this form. It's called 'Bread and Gravy' by Alexander Sweet and John Armoy . Well, old jokes had to be new at some point, right?

Time: approx two and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1328

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:59:00 GMT
Fri, Mar 27 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1328

This week we have dug out an 1881 book called "Ha! Ha!! Ha!!!' It is composed of humorous pieces clipped from various newspapers. The authors are listed as Scissors and Paste.

The authors of the pieces are not credited, but some of the newspapers are. From this we can attempt to determine who the writers are. We're just guessing here, but today's clever piece from the South Bend Tribune was most likely an effort of that newspaper's editor, Richard H. Lyon. It is called 'A Typographical Injury to Charley Bender.'

Time: approx four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1327

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:54:00 GMT
Thu, Mar 26 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1327

This week we have dug out an 1881 book called "Ha! Ha!! Ha!!!' It is composed of humorous pieces clipped from various newspapers. The authors are listed as Scissors and Paste.

The authors of the pieces are not credited but some of the newspapers are. From this we can determine some of the authors. Today's story was most likely written by C. B. Lewis, who usually used the pen name of M. Quad. Of course neither name was used here...

The tale is called 'The Man with the Umbrella.'

Time: approx four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1326

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:52:00 GMT
Wed, Mar 25 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1326

This week we have dug out an 1881 book called "Ha! Ha!! Ha!!!' It is composed of humorous pieces clipped from various newspapers. The authors are listed as Scissors and Paste.

The authors of the pieces are not credited but some of the newspapers are. From this we can determine some of the authors. Today's piece, 'Exchanging Dusters,' is probably by Robert J. Burdette, and is extremely funny.

Time: approx eight minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Robert J. Burdette Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/burdette.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1325

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:49:00 GMT
Tue, Mar 24 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1325

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty-Four (Part Two of Two) of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where the Boss and the King go from the frying pan into the fire...or is it the other way around? -- 'The Yankee and the King Sold as Slaves.'

Time: approx twelve minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1324

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 07:47:00 GMT
Sun, Mar 22 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1324

SUNDAY SALAD offers just ONE Stanley Huntley piece today -- it's a fun piece from 1882 called 'The Coney Island Waiter.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1323

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 08:41:00 GMT
Sat, Mar 21 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1323

Our Saturday Night Special story comes from page one of the Brooklyn Eagle from May 30, 1880. The story is unsigned, and credited to the San Francisco Post, but we strongly suspect the hand of Stanley Huntley (who was a huge Edgar Allan Poe fan) is involved here.

In any event, even though the report features a well-known San Francisco judge of the time, the tale is so ludicrous as to obviously be a work of fiction. Anyway, listen and judge for yourself. It certainly is among the funniest pieces we've ever presented. Your comments are most welcome.

It's called 'The Raven in Court.'

Time: approx ten minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1322

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:38:00 GMT
Fri, Mar 20 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1322

We are celebrating WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH with fun stories by 19th Century Women Authors (well, this time around, 20th Century...).

May Isabel Fisk is about as forgotten as a once-popular writer can be, which is a shame, because she was extremely funny. Today's piece first appeared in 1903, and it really is a classic! It's called 'A Woman in a Shoe-shop.'

Time: approx ten and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1321

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:35:00 GMT
Thu, Mar 19 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1321

We are celebrating WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH with fun stories by 19th Century Women Authors.

One of the most imaginative writers of the 19th century, Lucretia Peabody Hale wrote stories for kids that always had a sly wink and a nod for the grown-ups. Today's piece from 1886 deals with a young man with a unique talent looking for a calling in life. It's called 'A Place for Oscar.'

Time: approx twelve minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Lucretia Peabody Hale Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/hale.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1320

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:31:00 GMT
Wed, Mar 18 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1320

We are celebrating WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH with fun stories by 19th Century Women Authors.

Mary Andrews Denison is almost totally forgotten today, but she was one of the most popular authors of the mid-nineteenth century. Today we hear about an unexpected dinner guest in the first chapter of 'That Husband of Mine' from 1877.

Time: approx fifteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1319

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:30:00 GMT
Tue, Mar 17 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1319

We are celebrating WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH with fun stories by 19th Century Women Authors.

Sarah Orne Jewett was an extremely popular writer of the late 19th Century, and her work is experiencing a resurgence today. Excerpted from a chapter from her 1877 book 'Deephaven,' we present 'The Circus at Denby.'

Time: approx eight minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1318

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:27:00 GMT
Mon, Mar 16 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1318

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty-Four (Part One of Two) of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- in which the King opens his big mouth and gets him and the Boss in Hot Water -- 'The Yankee and the King Sold as Slaves.'

Time: approx thirteen and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1317

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 05:25:00 GMT
Sun, Mar 15 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1317

SUNDAY SALAD offers TWO 1880 Stanley Huntley pieces about dangerous characters from the wild west -- first a brash young man fresh from the frontier visits a Brooklyn Bar in 'A Party from Deadwood' and then we offer a bit of poetry about a desperado on the run in 'The Snake from Glendive Creek.'

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1316

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 14:20:00 GMT
Sat, Mar 14 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1316

Our Saturday Night Special is Part Three of a Three Part tale by Mark Twain -- one of his funniest stories ever -- 'The Stolen White Elephant' from 1882!

Don't miss this, but don't even think of listening to it until you have heard Parts One and Two, which you can get by clicking here and here.

Time: approx fifteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1315

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 09:18:00 GMT
Sat, Mar 14 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1315

We are celebrating WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH with fun stories by 19th Century Women Authors.

Kate M. Cleary sharply points out the double standard applied to women writers in her 1895 piece 'The New Man.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1314

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:16:00 GMT
Fri, Mar 13 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1314

We are celebrating WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH with fun stories by 19th Century Women Authors.

One of Kate M. Cleary's funniest pieces appeared in Puck Magazine in 1892 -- wherein we learn a bit about farm economics -- it's called 'A Trip Postponed.'

Time: approx five minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1313

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:14:00 GMT
Thu, Mar 12 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1313

We are celebrating WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH with fun stories by 19th Century Women Authors.

For our lucky Episode Number 1313, we are offering another Kate M. Cleary story that originally appeared in 1890 -- in it, beautiful Sylvia has an encounter with a bashful beaux in 'A Mutual Misunderstanding.'

Time: approx twelve and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1312

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 06:12:00 GMT
Wed, Mar 11 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1312

We are celebrating WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH with fun stories by 19th Century Women Authors.

This week, we are spotlighting the writing of Kate M. Cleary. Cleary was a truly professional writer, who helped support her family with a prodigious output of short stories, poems and novels. Many of them centered on pioneer life in Nebraska, which she experienced first-hand for many years. Her work was a major influence on Willa Cather's writing.

Today we offer a short, romantic story from 1904 about a lucky horshoe and a broken mirror, entitled 'Bert's Good Luck.'

Time: approx eleven and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1311

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:18:00 GMT
Tue, Mar 10 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1311

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty-Three of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where we discuss purchasing power, wages, and the pillory - 'Sixth Century Political Economy.'

Time: approx twenty-four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1310

Sun, 8 Mar 2009 06:37:00 GMT
Sun, Mar 08 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1310

SUNDAY SALAD offers THREE truly funny Stanley Huntley stories today! The first two originally appeared in the scarce-as-hen's-teeth Drake's Traveller's Magazine --

First, an old man has an incredible personal story to tell in 'What He Had Never Seen' from 1884, then we observe an encounter between a strange man and a Dakota woman on board a train in 'Her Little Joke' from 1883. Finally, we wrap it all up with an 1880 Huntley story from the Brooklyn Eagle about a rescued, drunken near-suicide entitled 'Showed His Gratitude.'

Time: approx eight minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1309

Sat, 7 Mar 2009 21:32:00 GMT
Sat, Mar 07 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1309

Our Saturday Night Special is Part Two of a Three Part tale by Mark Twain -- one of his funniest stories ever -- 'The Stolen White Elephant' from 1882!

Don't miss this, but don't even think of listening to it until you have heard Part One, which you can get by clicking here.

Time: approx seventeen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1308

Sat, 7 Mar 2009 05:30:00 GMT
Sat, Mar 07 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1308

We are celebrating WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH with fun stories by 19th Century Women Authors.

From Fanny Fern's 1857 book 'Fresh Leaves' comes a tale of a few different women writers, and their point of view of Fanny Fern herself -- it's called 'Come On, MacDuff.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Fanny Fern Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Fanny_Fern_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1307

Fri, 6 Mar 2009 06:28:00 GMT
Fri, Mar 06 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1307

We are celebrating WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH with fun stories by 19th Century Women Authors.

Back in 1857, women physicians were rare and sensational -- during that year, Fanny Fern published 'Lady Doctors' in her book 'Fresh Leaves.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Fanny Fern Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Fanny_Fern_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1306

Thu, 5 Mar 2009 06:25:00 GMT
Thu, Mar 05 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1306

We are celebrating WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH with fun stories by 19th Century Women Authors.

Here's another Fanny Fern piece from her 1868 book, 'Folly as it Flies.' Fanny discusses sloppy, slatternly women, and their opposite numbers in an excerpt from 'Some Varieties of Women.'

Time: approx eight minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Fanny Fern Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Fanny_Fern_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1305

Wed, 4 Mar 2009 07:23:00 GMT
Wed, Mar 04 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1305

We are celebrating WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH with fun stories by 19th Century Women Authors.

This week Fanny Fern stories fill the Basement! Today we offer a piece concerning women who attempt to do too much with an excerpt from the chapter 'Women and Their Discontents' out of the 1868 book 'Folly as it Flies.'

Time: approx seven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Fanny Fern Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Fanny_Fern_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1304

Tue, 3 Mar 2009 09:20:00 GMT
Tue, Mar 03 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1304

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty-Two of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- with some bragging about wealth - "Dowley's Humiliation.'

Time: approx sixteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1303

Mon, 2 Mar 2009 05:17:00 GMT
Mon, Mar 02 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1303

SUNDAY SALAD offers TWO funny Stanley Huntley stories from 1881 today -- The first one concerns a bum who manages to squeeze a coin out of a victim with a compelling story -- it's called 'His Conscience Smote Him' -- if you really want to get the joke, listen to episode #1302, Mark Twain's 'The Stolen White Elephant' part one before you hear this.

Our second story concerns some very slight exaggeration from 'A Mighty Hunter.'

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1302

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 07:13:00 GMT
Sat, Feb 28 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1302

Our Saturday Night Special is Part One of a Three Part tale by Mark Twain -- one of his funniest stories ever -- 'The Stolen White Elephant.' Don't miss this!

Time: approx eighteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1301

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:11:00 GMT
Fri, Feb 27 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1301

Robert J. Burdette was enamored of gentle, humorous observations of life. This week, we have been reading from his 1879 collection, 'Innach Garden.'

Today's tale has our narrator visiting barbers in different cities to get shaves, and winding up 'Getting My Hair Trimmed.' It's a truly fun story.

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Robert J. Burdette Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/burdette.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1300

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:07:00 GMT
Thu, Feb 26 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1300

Welcome to the 1300th Episode of Mister Ron's Basement!

We've been doing these almost every day for nearly four years now, and we have lots more fun stuff planned for you in the future!

Meanwhile, to celebrate this milestone Episode, we are presenting one of the funniest stories ever. It's by Robert J. Burdette, and it comes from his 1912 book 'Old Time, Young Tom.'

This tale simply builds and builds -- it is entitled 'The Relief of the Slamrack.'

Your comments are, as always, most welcome.

Time: approx seventeen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Robert J. Burdette Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/burdette.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1299

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:05:00 GMT
Wed, Feb 25 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1299

Robert J. Burdette was enamored of gentle, humorous observations of life. This week, we are reading from his 1879 collection, 'Innach Garden.'

How can you tell when Good Times have returned? Find out today in 'Fiat Money.'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Robert J. Burdette Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/burdette.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1298

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:03:00 GMT
Tue, Feb 24 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1298

Robert J. Burdette was enamored of gentle, humorous observations of life. This week, we will be reading from his 1879 collection, 'Innach Garden.'

Today we hear about a comic newspaper writer and his typesetter -- It is called 'The Compositor Fiend,' and it is very funny when you listen carefully...

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Robert J. Burdette Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/burdette.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1297

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:01:00 GMT
Mon, Feb 23 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1297

SUNDAY SALAD offers only ONE Stanley Huntley this week, as Mister Ron attempts to heal a sore throat (expect more pops and snaps than usual as the mic gain had to be turned WAY up).

From 1881, we offer a tale of members of the Medical Profession offering a variety of opinions in 'A Question of Tests.'

Time: approx four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1296

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:58:00 GMT
Sat, Feb 21 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1296

Tonight's SPECIAL story belatedly celebrates Charles Darwin's 200th Birthday from earlier this month, with an 1877 tale of natural selection by W. L. Alden, called 'A New Point for Darwinians.'

Time: approx eight minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The W. L. Alden Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/alden.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1295

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 07:56:00 GMT
Fri, Feb 20 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1295

In 1908, Grenville Kleiser edited a wonderful collection called 'Humorous Hits - And - How to Hold an Audience' featuring fun pieces by assorted authors. This week we have been reading some of them.

Today's Anonymously written tale skirts the borders of good taste -- but we're reading it anyway, because it is sort of clever -- it's called 'The Crooked Mouth Family.'

Time: approx five minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1294

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:54:00 GMT
Thu, Feb 19 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1294

In 1908, Grenville Kleiser edited a wonderful collection called 'Humorous Hits - And - How to Hold an Audience' featuring fun pieces by assorted authors. This week we are reading some of them.

Today's tale is by an anonymous author -- it concerns a misinformed minister and a bereaved housewife -- 'A Big Mistake.'

Time: approx five minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1293

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:52:00 GMT
Thu, Feb 19 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1293

In 1908, Grenville Kleiser edited a wonderful collection called 'Humorous Hits - And - How to Hold an Audience' featuring fun pieces by assorted authors. This week we are reading some of them.

Morris Wade was a popular turn-of-the-century poet and writer. In today's piece, we visit some highly cultured ladies 'At Five O'Clock Tea.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1292

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:48:00 GMT
Wed, Feb 18 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1292

In 1908, Grenville Kleiser edited a wonderful collection called 'Humorous Hits - And - How to Hold an Audience' featuring fun pieces by assorted authors. This week we will be reading some of them.

Today's short story from Robert J. Burdette is an absolute scream -- it is called 'A Twilight Idyl.' It originally appeared in Burdette's 'Innach Garden, and Other Comic Sketches' published in 1879.

Time: approx six and a half minutes

Time: approx five and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Robert J. Burdette Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/burdette.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1291

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 07:45:00 GMT
Tue, Feb 17 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1291

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty-One of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where the Boss spends money all over town -- 'Marco.'

Time: approx sixteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1290

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 06:43:00 GMT
Mon, Feb 16 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1290

SUNDAY SALAD features TWO Stanley Huntley pieces from 1882. First, a show producer comes up with a a truly novel idea in 'An Original Attraction.' Next, the managing editor remarkably fills in for the 'answer man' with some ladies clothing style advice in 'A Discussion on the Fashions.'

Time: approx ten minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1289

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:41:00 GMT
Sat, Feb 14 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1289

In celebration of Valentine's Day, we are offering a very special Valentine poem by Ellis Parker Butler from 1896. It's called 'Maude's Valentine' (we strongly suggest listening to this first before you cleverly play it as a last minute Valentine for your beloved).

Time: approx two and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Ellis Parker Butler Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/EllisParkerButler.html

Read lots more about Ellis Parker Butler at:

http://www.ellisparkerbutler.info/

Mister Ron's Basement #1288

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 07:39:00 GMT
Fri, Feb 13 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1288

Douglas Malloch wrote outdoor adventures and poetry, and was an editor of American Lumberman Magazine. In 1911 American Lumberman published his fun book, 'Resawed Fables.' This week we have been reading stories from that book.

Today's looney fable concerns an ancient philosopher who provided inspiration for a modern lumber man. It's called 'Of Socrates and the Man from Wisconsin.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1287

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:37:00 GMT
Thu, Feb 12 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1287

Douglas Malloch wrote outdoor adventures and poetry, and was an editor of American Lumberman Magazine. In 1911 American Lumberman published his fun book, 'Resawed Fables.' This week we are reading stories from that book.

You know this guy -- working seven days a week is never enough -- here's his story -- 'Of Taking a Few Days Off.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1286

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:36:00 GMT
Wed, Feb 11 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1286

Douglas Malloch wrote outdoor adventures and poetry, and was an editor of American Lumberman Magazine. In 1911 American Lumberman published his fun book, 'Resawed Fables.' This week we are reading stories from that book.

Today's tale concerns the doings of the tenderest of the tender among Tenderfeet in the wild west -- it's called 'Of the Straw that Dislocated the Camel's Vertebrae.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1285

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:34:00 GMT
Tue, Feb 10 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1285

Douglas Malloch wrote outdoor adventures and poetry, and was an editor of American Lumberman Magazine. In 1911 American Lumberman published his fun book, 'Resawed Fables.' This week we are reading stories from that book. Today's story concerns three very different sons -- it's called 'Of Yielding to Temptation.'

Time: approx seven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1284

Mon, 9 Feb 2009 06:32:00 GMT
Mon, Feb 09 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1284

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty (Part Two of Two) of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where we learn a bit about duty -- 'The Tragedy of the Manor House.'

Time: approx twelve minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1283

Sun, 8 Feb 2009 07:30:00 GMT
Sun, Feb 08 2009

MIster Ron's Basement #1283

SUNDAY SALAD offers TWO Stanley Huntley pieces from 1883 (no Spoopendyke stories yet -- sorry, we're still looking). First, a tramp tries to put one over on a bartender with a dead cat and a dead sparrow in 'Mistaken in Something.' The next story involves a once-popular holiday called 'Evacuation Day.'

Time: approx ten and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1282

Sat, 7 Feb 2009 09:25:00 GMT
Sat, Feb 07 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1282

We have a special surprise Saturday BONUS episode of the Basement today!

We are adding on an extra special story from Frederic Thomas Somerby's 'Hits and Dashes; or A Medley of Sketches and Scraps, Touching People and Things,' from 1852.

It is called 'Uncle Ephraim's Husking,' and is a delightful description of the events that occurred at a traditional husking bee, where a community would gather to husk a farmer's corn crop and have a party in the process. So settle back, relax, and journey back to a simpler time with us, and join the fun!

Time: approx fifteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1281

Fri, 6 Feb 2009 22:23:00 GMT
Fri, Feb 06 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1281

Frederic Thomas Somerby, who reported on the folks of Newburyport, Massachusetts and the general area (including parts of Maine and New Hampshire) for the old Boston Post in the 1850s under the pen name of 'Cymon,' published a collection called 'Hits and Dashes; or A Medley of Sketches and Scraps, Touching People and Things' back in 1852.

When someone attempts to tell you how wonderful something is, take it with a grain of salt, as we shall see in 'Interesting Associations.'

Time: approx four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1280

Fri, 6 Feb 2009 07:20:00 GMT
Fri, Feb 06 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1280

Frederic Thomas Somerby, who reported on the doings in Newburyport, Massachusetts and the general neighborhood (including parts of Maine and New Hampshire) for the old Boston Post in the 1850s under the pen name of 'Cymon,' published a collection called 'Hits and Dashes; or A Medley of Sketches and Scraps, Touching People and Things' back in 1852.

In today's tale two cold and weary travelers spend the night at the home of a farmer who has a beautiful daughter -- no it's not what you think -- in a delightful story called 'A Gentle Hint.'

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1279

Thu, 5 Feb 2009 20:17:00 GMT
Thu, Feb 05 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1279

Frederic Thomas Somerby, who wrote pieces about Newburyport, Massachusetts and the general neighborhood (including parts of Maine and New Hampshire) for the old Boston Post in the 1850s under the pen name of 'Cymon,' published a collection called 'Hits and Dashes; or A Medley of Sketches and Scraps, Touching People and Things' back in 1852.

Today, we hear of a fiercely funny clash of armies in 'The Battle of Quamphegan.'

Time: approx seven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1278

Thu, 5 Feb 2009 06:15:00 GMT
Thu, Feb 05 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1278

Frederic Thomas Somerby, who wrote pieces about Newburyport, Massachusetts for the old Boston Post in the 1850s under the pen name of 'Cymon,' left behind a collection called 'Hits and Dashes; or A Medley of Sketches and Scraps, Touching People and Things.'

From that book, we present a story of an encounter with a breathtakingly beautiful maiden in the wilds of New Hampshire entitled 'The Gem of Moose Mountain.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1277

Tue, 3 Feb 2009 05:13:00 GMT
Tue, Feb 03 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1277

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty (Part One of Two) of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where we see a lot of people hanging around -- 'The Tragedy of the Manor House.'

Time: approx eleven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1276

Sun, 1 Feb 2009 08:10:00 GMT
Sun, Feb 01 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1276

SUNDAY SALAD offers TWO strange Stanley Huntley pieces from 1883 (sorry, no Spoopendyke stories today). First, two old biddies offer each other some esoteric advice in 'An Exchange of Remedies.' Next, we offer a fantasy tale from Huntley where he takes the phrase Total Depravity of Inanimate Things quite literally in 'New Light Upon An Old Question.'

Time: approx nine minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1275

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:05:00 GMT
Sat, Jan 31 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1275

January 31st is, as everyone should know, 'National Gorilla Suit Day,' and in celebration, we are presenting our THIRD annual Gorilla Suit story (The first two can be found by clicking here and here). It was written by one of our favorite authors, W. L. Alden, and originally appeared in 1893. It is called 'Gorilla Romance.'

Time: approx seventeen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The W. L. Alden Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/alden.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1274

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:03:00 GMT
Fri, Jan 30 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1274

Honesty is often considered to be its own reward, but this is not the case in Bill Nye's super-short piece from 1881, 'He Rewarded Her.'

Time: approx two minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/billnye.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1273

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:01:00 GMT
Fri, Jan 30 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1273

From 1881, Bill Nye offers us an extremely short, fun, but sad tale, 'Sic Semper Gloria Houseplant.'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/billnye.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1272

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:00:00 GMT
Thu, Jan 29 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1272

We are continuing to explore the woolly western humor of Bill Nye, with a tale of a tonsorial parlor visit gone awry in 'A Hairsbreadth Escape' from 1881.

Time: approx five and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/billnye.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1271

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:58:00 GMT
Wed, Jan 28 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1271

Edgar Wilson ('Bill') Nye was one the funniest people ever to put pen to paper.

An excellent example of this is his 1881 story about tobacco-chewing in Church, 'Fine-Cut As a Means of Grace'.'

Time: approx five minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/billnye.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1270

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:55:00 GMT
Tue, Jan 27 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1270

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Twenty-Nine of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where the Boss and the King visit 'The Smallpox Hut.' This chapter is not even close to being funny! It is one of the saddest things we've ever read...

Time: approx sixteen and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1269

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:53:00 GMT
Mon, Jan 26 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1269

SUNDAY SALAD has TWO funny Stanley Huntley stories today! First, a pained young woman seeks help from a newspaper editor in 'An Idyl' from 1883. Then, from 1881, 'The New Society Reporter' discusses the events of a Fancy High Class Event.

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1268

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 06:50:00 GMT
Sun, Jan 25 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1268

We have presented around one hundred and twenty of C. B. Lewis's Mr. Bowser stories for the last couple of years. While Lewis wrote these every week for almost forty years, we are not going to try to read all, or even most of them. So this week's episode is the LAST Bowser story we will read (for the time being).

We have catalogued ALL the Mr. Bowser stories presented here at the link below. Have fun!

In today's tale, Mr. Bowser finally gets his due as 'The Mother-In-Law Arrives' from 1902.

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1267

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 06:48:00 GMT
Sat, Jan 24 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1267

Eugene Field had the kind of popularity in the 19th century that newspaper humorists rarely experienced in later years. He wrote fun prose and poetry, sometimes thinly disguised political satire, and other times witty observations of life in the United States.

Today's poem is fun for youngsters and oldsters. From 1893, we present 'Extinct Monsters.'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1266

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:44:00 GMT
Thu, Jan 22 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1266

Eugene Field had the kind of popularity in the 19th century that newspaper humorists rarely experienced in later years. He wrote fun prose and poetry, sometimes thinly disguised political satire, and other times witty observations of life in the United States.

Today we offer a wonderful poem from 1890 concerning Eugene Field's great love in life - 'In Praise of Pie.'

After you've heard this, you may want to go back and listen to Episode Number 753, featuring Field's 1880 poem 'Apple Pie and Cheese.' To get it, just Click Here.

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1265

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:42:00 GMT
Wed, Jan 21 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1265

Eugene Field had the kind of popularity in the 19th century that newspaper humorists rarely experienced in later years. He wrote fun prose and poetry, sometimes thinly disguised political satire, and other times witty observations of life in the United States.

Today, Field compares a couple of, well, interesting poems in 'Sir Galahad and Sir Sullivan' from 1887.

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1264

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:40:00 GMT
Tue, Jan 20 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1264

Eugene Field had the kind of popularity in the 19th century that newspaper humorists rarely experienced in later years. He wrote fun prose and poetry, sometimes thinly disguised political satire, and other times witty observations of life in the United States.

This week, we will begin exploring some of his sharp pieces, beginning with a poem from 1886 concerning 'An Overworked Word.'

Time: approx two and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1263

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:38:00 GMT
Tue, Jan 20 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1263

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Twenty-Eight of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where the Boss tries his best to teach Arthur how to act like a Peasant in 'Drilling the King.'

Time: approx ten and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1262

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 06:36:00 GMT
Mon, Jan 19 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1262

SUNDAY SALAD offers TWO fun Stanley Huntley stories today (sorry, no Spoopendykes available). First, in an hilarious fantasy from 1882, a badly beaten visitor to the Eagle office tries to rouse his fellows in 'On A Strike.' Next, we meet a rough and tumble miner from Dakota visiting Brooklyn in 'Another Ranger' from 1883.

Time: approx nine minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1261

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 08:34:00 GMT
Sat, Jan 17 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1261

Our favorite Old Crank takes up the study of a science and lets everyone know about it in 'Mr. Bowser Takes Up Botany,' by C. B. Lewis, from 1902.

Time: approx ten minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1260

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:25:00 GMT
Fri, Jan 16 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1260

We are wrapping up our week-long celebration of funny writing by Edgar Allan Poe (his 200th Birthday is on January 19, 2009) with a lengthy, but fascinating, and at times quite funny story from 1845 called 'Some Words with A Mummy.'

This is most likely the very first popular story ever written concerning a Mummy brought back to life. Today there are Mummy movies and television programs everywhere. But in 1845, this tale hit the reading public with a bang!

Time: approx FORTY-ONE minutes

NOTE- Mister Ron and The Mrs. went to visit Edgar Allan Poe's Homes in Baltimore and Philadelphia on January 17, 2009. Some photos can be found at http://gallery.me.com/misterron#100237.

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1259

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:23:00 GMT
Thu, Jan 15 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1259

As part of our celebration of Edgar Allan Poe's Bicentennial this month, we are reading some of his funniest works. Today we offer a short poem from 1845 that gives some good advice for today's troubled economy -- it's called 'Epigram for Wall Street.'

Time: approx two and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1258

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 06:16:00 GMT
Thu, Jan 15 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1258

In celebration of Edgar Allan Poe's Bicentennial this month, we are delivering some of Poe's funniest stories. Today, we learn some of the tricks of the con man, who, back in the 1840s, was called a 'Diddler.' From 1843 comes 'Diddling Considered as One of the Exact Sciences.'

Read more about this fascinating story, and where (apparently) Poe got at least part of it from on the Mister Ron blog at http://misterronsbasement.blogspot.com/2009/01/edgar-allen-poe-oddity.html.

Time: approx twenty-four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1257

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:41:00 GMT
Tue, Jan 13 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1257

This month we are celebrating Edgar Allan Poe's 200th Birthday on January 19th!

In honor of the Poe Bicentennial, we will be reading some of his funniest stories! 'Wait a minute!' you might be saying -- 'Poe? Funny stories?!!'

Yes indeed, throughout his career, Poe often wrote what he considered humor, although some readers might find it a bit warped and ghastly, to say the least. Still, Poe's funny tales have a distinct voice, and are well worth listening to.

Today we discover a bit about the science of Nosology in the 1835 story called 'Lionizing.'

Enjoy.

Time: approx thirteen and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1256

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:38:00 GMT
Mon, Jan 12 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1256

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Twenty-Seven of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where the Boss and the King pretend to be peasants on a stroll in 'The Yankee and the King Travel Incognito.'

Time: approx seventeen and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1255

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:32:00 GMT
Sun, Jan 11 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1255

SUNDAY SALAD kicks up the Basement's tribute to Edgar Allan Poe's Bicentennial Celebration this month! Stanley Huntley often spoofed well-known authors in his humor column, but one of his favorites was Poe. From a number of accounts, Stanley Huntley had committed many of Poe's stories and poems to memory, and would recite them at the drop of a hat.

Today we feature a brilliant satire of Poe's detective fiction that (almost) could have been written by Poe himself! From 1880, we present 'The Murder in the Rue Rivoli.'

Time: approx ten minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1254

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 06:29:00 GMT
Sun, Jan 11 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1254

The next few Saturdays will find us reading the last few stories from C. B. Lewis's 1902 collection, 'The Life and Troubles of Mr. Bowser.'

Today, our favorite old crank displays his eye for beautiful antiques in 'Mr. Bowser Buys Chinaware.'

Time: approx nine minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1253

Fri, 9 Jan 2009 20:23:00 GMT
Fri, Jan 09 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1253

C. B. Lewis wrote weekly columns of humor for newspapers for over fifty years! Long time Basement listeners are very familiar with his stories of Mr. Bowser, which we have been presenting for a long time. His earliest work might be considered his funniest. This week, we are presenting some hilarious gems from his 1875 collection, 'Quad's Odds.'

Let's take a steamboat journey with a man who absolutely can't stand insects in the story, 'There Were Bugs There.'

Time: approx six minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1252

Thu, 8 Jan 2009 21:21:00 GMT
Thu, Jan 08 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1252

C. B. Lewis wrote weekly columns of humor for newspapers for over fifty years! Long time Basement listeners are very familiar with his stories of Mr. Bowser, which we have been presenting for a long time. His earliest work might be considered his funniest. This week, we are presenting some hilarious gems from his 1875 collection, 'Quad's Odds.'

Today we will visit a few historical sites, where a number of Revolutionary War heroes fell. It's called 'Depressions.'

Time: approx eight minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1251

Thu, 8 Jan 2009 07:19:00 GMT
Thu, Jan 08 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1251

C. B. Lewis wrote weekly columns of humor for newspapers for over fifty years! Long time Basement listeners are very familiar with his stories of Mr. Bowser, which we have been presenting for a long time. His earliest work might be considered his funniest. This week, we are presenting some hilarious gems from his 1875 collection, 'Quad's Odds.'

Today we pay a visit to an enterprising Nevada newspaperman named 'Primrose.'

Time: approx five minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1250

Tue, 6 Jan 2009 18:06:00 GMT
Tue, Jan 06 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1250

C. B. Lewis wrote weekly columns of humor for newspapers for over fifty years! Long time Basement listeners are very familiar with his stories of Mr. Bowser, which we have been presenting for a long time. His earliest work might be considered his funniest. This week, we are presenting some hilarious gems from his 1875 collection, 'Quad's Odds.'

Today we hear about a grocer who learned a painful lesson in 'The Awful Fate of the Man Who Advertised.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1249

Tue, 6 Jan 2009 09:02:00 GMT
Tue, Jan 06 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1249

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Twenty-Six of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- Where the Boss learns of King's-Evil and it's miraculous cure and examines 'The First Newspaper.'

Time: approx twenty-one minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1248

Sun, 4 Jan 2009 09:54:00 GMT
Sun, Jan 04 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1248

SUNDAY SALAD explores the joys of performing in the theater! Stanley Huntley's characters trod the boards in THREE fun tales today.

First, a 'swell' theatrical impresario talks up his productions with the Eagle editor in 'Getting A Notice' from 1882. Then the Breezy family has it out concerning Mrs. Breezy's desire to play romantic roles in 'Asserting His Position,' also from 1882. Finally, we have a truly rare Spoopendyke story from 1884 -- 'Mrs. Spoopendyke Possessed with a Sudden Desire to go on the Stage.'

This particular Spoopendyke piece is discussed in more detail in our blog -- http://misterronsbasement.blogspot.com/2008/12/curious-case-of-benjamin-button-other.html.

Time: approx twenty minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1247

Sat, 3 Jan 2009 07:52:00 GMT
Sat, Jan 03 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1247

The next few Saturdays will find us reading the last few stories from C. B. Lewis's 1902 collection, 'The Life and Troubles of Mr. Bowser.'

Today, Mr. Bowser is honored with a request to sit for a portrait in 'Mr. Bowser's Picture.'

Time: approx eight and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1246

Thu, 25 Dec 2008 05:45:00 GMT
Thu, Dec 25 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1246

Our special Christmas Episode features the original 1921 F. Scott Fitzgerald story 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.'

A wonderful motion picture adaption of this story starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett is being released to movie theaters right now. It is a great movie. But the original Fitzgerald story is a work of genius, and the movie differs from it dramatically.

We had considered serializing it across the span of a week, but instead offer the lengthy tale in its entirety. It is almost an hour long. Please download this, relax, and enjoy. Your feedback is especially welcome. Please write to: revry@panix.com

Time: approx fifty-five minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1245

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:42:00 GMT
Wed, Dec 24 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1245

SUNDAY SALAD offers up a special Spoopendyke Christmas story from 1880 that was possibly done special for the Washington Post at the time (yes, we know that we thought there were no more of Spoopendykes, but we stumbled into this one).

Stanley Huntley had previously been the Post's first City Editor back in 1877-78, and was good friends with the paper's founder, Stilson Hutchins. Today's story also sheds some light on who Huntley modeled Mrs. Spoopendyke after.

Enjoy then, 'Mrs. Spoopendyke's Christmas Gift.'

Time: approx eight minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1244

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 06:40:00 GMT
Wed, Dec 24 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1244

We are wrapping up a short week (technical difficulties) of stories from George Fitch's 1916 collection, 'Vest Pocket Essays' with a fascinating, fun view of 'Cigarettes.'

Time: approx four minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1243

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:38:00 GMT
Thu, Dec 18 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1243

We are continuing with a second week of stories from George Fitch's 1916 collection, 'Vest Pocket Essays.'

Today we get the scoop on a friend of humanity -- 'The Dollar.'

Time: approx five minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1242

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:37:00 GMT
Tue, Dec 16 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1242

We are continuing with a second week of stories from George Fitch's 1916 collection, 'Vest Pocket Essays.'

Feeling lucky? Then don't miss today's essay, 'Luck.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1241

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 03:33:00 GMT
Mon, Dec 15 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1241

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Twenty-Five of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- Where the Boss learns exactly what qualifications a candidate must have to become a military officer in 'A Competitive Examination.'

Time: approx twenty-six minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1240

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:28:00 GMT
Mon, Dec 15 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1240

SUNDAY SALAD offers a truly intriguing, if somewhat lengthy piece by Stanley Huntley from 1882, relating his experiences aboard a Pilot Boat, one of many that brought big ships in to New York's harbor from the High Seas back then. This colorful tale showcases Huntley's unique talents as a newspaper feature writer, and may be one of the best stories we have ever read in the Basement.

It's called 'Life On A Pilot Boat; the Men who go Down to the Sea After Ships.'

Time: approx thirty minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1239

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:26:00 GMT
Mon, Dec 15 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1239

'Mr. Bowser Does the Wash' by C. B. Lewis, from 1890. What else needs to be said?

Time: approx nine minutes

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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1238

Sat, 13 Dec 2008 07:24:00 GMT
Sat, Dec 13 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1238

George Helgesen Fitch wrote a popular syndicated newspaper column in the early twentieth century called 'Vest Pocket Essays.' He collected the best of these in a 1916 book of the same name, which we have been reading from this week. Today we offer a treat for the bugs -- 'Picnics.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1237

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:23:00 GMT
Thu, Dec 11 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1237

George Helgesen Fitch wrote a popular syndicated newspaper column in the early twentieth century called 'Vest Pocket Essays.' He collected the best of these in a 1916 book of the same name, which we are reading from this week. Today, we take a whiff of a tasty treat -- 'Cabbages.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1236

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:17:00 GMT
Thu, Dec 11 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1236

George Helgesen Fitch wrote a popular syndicated newspaper column in the early twentieth century called 'Vest Pocket Essays.' He collected the best of these in a 1916 book of the same name, which we are reading from this week. Today, we explore the great American way of not doing business -- 'Committees.'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1235

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:55:00 GMT
Thu, Dec 11 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1235

George Helgesen Fitch wrote a popular syndicated newspaper column in the early twentieth century called 'Vest Pocket Essays.' He collected the best of these in a 1916 book of the same name, which we will read from this week. Today's essay gives us the straight scoop on 'Menus.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1234

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:51:00 GMT
Wed, Dec 10 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1234

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Twenty-Four of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- 'A Rival Magician'' -- in which the Boss faces some unexpected competition...

Time: approx twenty-two minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1233

Sun, 7 Dec 2008 23:49:00 GMT
Sun, Dec 07 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1233

SUNDAY SALAD offers up TWO Stanley Huntley pieces today. Sorry, neither one features the Spoopendykes. We may never find another Spoopendyke story again (but we will keep looking).

Both stories are from 1881 -- the first is a grim tale of a tragic journey on the Fulton Ferry in Brooklyn entitled 'The Unfortunate Cruise of the Union.' Then the Father of the Bride offers a news story to the Eagle editor in 'After A Notice.'

Time: approx nine minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1232

Sun, 7 Dec 2008 13:46:00 GMT
Sun, Dec 07 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1232

Our favorite old crank slaps up some wallpaper in C. B. Lewis's 1908 story, 'Bowser the Artist.'

Time: approx ten minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1231

Sun, 7 Dec 2008 07:43:00 GMT
Sun, Dec 07 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1231

In 1893, James Barr edited a collection called 'The Humor of America' for British readers. Today's tale explores a terrible feud started by a washtub, in 'Tempest in a Tub' by James M. Bailey.

Time: approx six minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The James M. Bailey Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1230

Thu, 4 Dec 2008 07:39:00 GMT
Thu, Dec 04 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1230

In 1893, James Barr edited a collection called 'The Humor of America' for British readers.

L. Gaylord Clark, the long-time editor of the Knickerbocker Magazine (often publishing Washington Irving's tales), had included his story for today in an 1852 collection himself. It's called 'A Railroad Recussant.'

Time: approx five minutes

The amazing folks at SFFAudio have been steering listeners to great Audio Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Crime fiction for a long time. Now you can hear an extended unedited interview with Mister Ron himself on the SFFAudio Podcast! It's Podcast Number 013, and can be found at: http://www.sffaudio.com/?cat=1559.

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1229

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 06:35:00 GMT
Wed, Dec 03 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1229

In 1893, James Barr edited a collection called 'The Humor of America' for British readers. W. L. Alden was an American who was immensely popular in England in the 1890s. Today we hear of his great solution for noisy felines, entitled 'Cat-Fishing.'

It's quite funny.

Time: approx eight and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The W. L. Alden Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1228

Tue, 2 Dec 2008 06:17:00 GMT
Tue, Dec 02 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1228

In 1893, James Barr edited a collection called 'The Humor of America' for British readers. Today's piece from that book is called 'Baked Beans and Culture' by Eugene Field.

Time: approx eight minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1227

Mon, 1 Dec 2008 05:14:00 GMT
Mon, Dec 01 2008

MIster Ron's Basement #1227

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Twenty-Three of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- 'Restoration of the Fountain' -- where the Boss treats the multitude to a spectacular fireworks show!

Time: approx eighteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1226

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:11:00 GMT
Sun, Nov 30 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1226

SUNDAY SALAD offers THREE Stanley Huntley pieces today (sorry, no Spoopendyke stories available this week) --

First, a minister gets an earful of newspaper slang in 'Only Technical Terms' from 1881, then a stranger to Brooklyn gets some directions in the street in 'After Information' from 1882. Finally, a cowboy enthusiastically describes a grand performance in 'A Plea for the Opera' from 1881.

Time: approx eleven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1225

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 06:09:00 GMT
Sun, Nov 30 2008

MIster Ron's Basement #1225

Our favorite old crank has another get-rich-quick scheme up his sleeve involving raising trees for paper-mills, in C. B. Lewis's 1918 tale, 'Bowser's Little Plan.'

Time: approx eight and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1224

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:07:00 GMT
Fri, Nov 28 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1224

The terrible news about the Stock Market in free fall is nothing new -- this week we have been reading from Gideon Wurdz 1905 book 'Foolish Finance.' Our last piece is full of practical advice -- it's called 'Tips.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1223

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:05:00 GMT
Thu, Nov 27 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1223

The terrible news about the Stock Market in free fall is nothing new -- this week we are reading from Gideon Wurdz 1905 book 'Foolish Finance.' Today we get the inside scoop on exactly how the Financial System works in 'The System as Promoter And Pickpocket.'

Time: approx seven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1222

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:03:00 GMT
Wed, Nov 26 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1222

The terrible news about the Stock Market in free fall is nothing new -- this week we will read from Gideon Wurdz 1905 book 'Foolish Finance.' Today we learn about who is available to part you with your money -- 'The Broker.'

Time: approx four minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1221

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:01:00 GMT
Wed, Nov 26 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1221

The terrible news about the Stock Market in free fall is nothing new -- this week we will read from Gideon Wurdz 1905 book 'Foolish Finance.' Today we discover some great tips on 'Speculation.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1220

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:59:00 GMT
Tue, Nov 25 2008

MIster Ron's Basement #1220

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Twenty-Two (Part Two of Two) of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- 'The Holy Fountain' -- where the Boss examines a dry well, and puzzles Sandy with modern slang.

Time: approx fifteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1219

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 07:56:00 GMT
Sun, Nov 23 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1219

SUNDAY SALAD has THREE truly funny Stanley Huntley tales, all from 1881, including a newly discovered (at least by Mister Ron) Spoopendyke story!

In the first piece, a woman argues with a street car passenger in a piece worthy of Abbott & Costello in 'A Trying Situation.' Then a rough and tumble visitor from Deadwood gets into a strange discussion with a precious young Brooklyn girl in 'Too Awfully Utter.' Finally Mr. Spoopendyke expresses his disgust with his Doctor's advice in 'He Was Not Well.'

This is a not-to-be-missed Episode!

Time: approx ten and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1218

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:54:00 GMT
Sat, Nov 22 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1218

Mr. Bowser gets a made-to-order package from his tailor that seems to be all wrong, in C. B. Lewis's 1893 tale, 'Bowser's Trousers.'

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1217

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:53:00 GMT
Fri, Nov 21 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1217

Bill Nye (Edgar Wilson Nye) is one of our favorite humorists. This week, we are featuring stories from his 1881 collection, 'Bill Nye and Boomerang.'

Today, Nye reports on a desperado's wedding ceremony in 'The Nupitals of Dangerous Davis.'

Time: approx four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/billnye.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1216

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:52:00 GMT
Thu, Nov 20 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1216

Bill Nye (Edgar Wilson Nye) is one of our favorite humorists. This week, we are featuring stories from his 1881 collection, 'Bill Nye and Boomerang.'

Today's story is a bit hard to follow, but is extremely funny nevertheless. Nye discusses 'The Buckness Wherewith the Buck Beer Bucketh.'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/billnye.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1215

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:50:00 GMT
Wed, Nov 19 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1215

Bill Nye (Edgar Wilson Nye) is one of our favorite humorists. This week, we are featuring stories from his 1881 collection, 'Bill Nye and Boomerang.'

Today we learn a truly unique use for a washtub in Nye's tale of 'Dirty Murphy.'

Time: approx four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/billnye.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1214

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:47:00 GMT
Tue, Nov 18 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1214

Bill Nye (Edgar Wilson Nye) is one of our favorite humorists. This week, we are featuring stories from his 1881 collection, 'Bill Nye and Boomerang.'

Today's piece concerns the many reported deaths of Frank and Jesse James and their gang -- it is called 'Killing Off the James Boys.'

Time: approx four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/billnye.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1213

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:44:00 GMT
Mon, Nov 17 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1213

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Twenty-Two (Part One of Two) of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- 'The Holy Fountain' -- where we learn about professional courtesy among magicians.

Time: approx eleven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1212

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:36:00 GMT
Sun, Nov 16 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1212

SUNDAY SALAD offers Stanley Huntley's clever 1880 spoof of Jules Verne's 'Around the World in Eighty Days.' It's called 'A Journey to the Sun by Jules Verne, Jr.'

Sorry -- there are no unread Spoopendyke stories available this week. We will keep searching.

Time: approx eleven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1211

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 06:34:00 GMT
Sun, Nov 16 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1211

Mr. Bowser has 'the event of his life' in C. B. Lewis's 1899 tale 'Fishing for Tautog.'

Time: approx ten minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1210

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:32:00 GMT
Fri, Nov 14 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1210

We continue to read assorted stories from 'Mrs. Partington's Carpet-Bag of Fun,' compiled by Samuel Putnam Avery back in 1854.

In the early 19th Century, communities would board school teachers at the homes of parents -- here's the sad tale of 'A Schoolmaster 'Boarding Hound.''

Time: approx five and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1209

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:31:00 GMT
Thu, Nov 13 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1209

We continue to read assorted stories from 'Mrs. Partington's Carpet-Bag of Fun,' compiled by Samuel Putnam Avery back in 1854.

Yep, today's piece is more an old, old joke than a story, but it is pretty funny nevertheless. It's a story about a traveller 'Getting Up an Examination'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1208

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:28:00 GMT
Wed, Nov 12 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1208

We continue to read assorted stories from 'Mrs. Partington's Carpet-Bag of Fun,' compiled by Samuel Putnam Avery back in 1854.

When Amelia Bloomer invented her namesake pantsuit for women back in the early 1850s, many writers made fun of them, as in this short piece, 'A Rhyme for the Bloomers.'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1207

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:27:00 GMT
Tue, Nov 11 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1207

We continue to read assorted stories from 'Mrs. Partington's Carpet-Bag of Fun,' compiled by Samuel Putnam Avery back in 1854.

Today we visit a lonely man trying to catch a snooze in the cold in 'A Bachelor's Woes.'

Time: approx three minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1206

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:24:00 GMT
Tue, Nov 11 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1206

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Twenty-One (Part Two of Two) of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- 'The Pilgrims' -- where Sandy and The Boss join a group of Pilgrims heading for Holy Waters, when they meet a top-hatted knight coming the other way.

Time: approx nineteen and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1205

Sun, 9 Nov 2008 08:06:00 GMT
Sun, Nov 09 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1205

Spoopendyke is BACK!

For this episode of SUNDAY SALAD we have dug up a so far undiscovered story of Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke from 1880 -- it's called 'A Little Large in the Neck.'

Also from 1880, we are including a tale of a man purchasing an obituary notice in 'A Perplexing Situation' and another story of woman with a flair for Shakespearean dialogue finding her Romeo at a Coney Island hotel in 'A Peculiar Boarder.'

Time: approx fifteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1204

Sat, 8 Nov 2008 08:04:00 GMT
Sat, Nov 08 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1204

Our favorite old crank sets out to win a contest and prove himself the most well-liked man in town in C. B. Lewis's 1899 story 'Mr. Bowser's Popularity.'

Time: approx eight and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1203

Fri, 7 Nov 2008 08:01:00 GMT
Fri, Nov 07 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1203

Famed illustrator and art collector Samuel Putnam Avery edited a collection of humor in 1854 called 'Mrs. Partington's Carpet-Bag of Fun.'

We are wrapping up a week of very short, fun stories about kissing from that book, with FIVE pieces - - 'A Kiss in the Dark' 'Barking Up the Wrong Tree' 'An Ecstatic Lover' 'A Smacking Article' and 'Improved Cookery.'

Time: approx six and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1202

Thu, 6 Nov 2008 09:00:00 GMT
Thu, Nov 06 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1202

Famed illustrator and art collector Samuel Putnam Avery edited a collection of humor in 1854 called 'Mrs. Partington's Carpet-Bag of Fun.' This week, we will be reading very short, fun stories about kissing from that book.

Today's piece is more interesting than funny, but is worth a listen. It's called 'Kissing Philosophy.'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1201

Wed, 5 Nov 2008 10:58:00 GMT
Wed, Nov 05 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1201

Famed illustrator and art collector Samuel Putnam Avery edited a collection of humor in 1854 called 'Mrs. Partington's Carpet-Bag of Fun.' This week, we will be reading very short, fun stories about kissing from that book.

Today we explore the mechanics of a proper smooch in 'How to Enjoy A Kiss.'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1200

Tue, 4 Nov 2008 09:55:00 GMT
Tue, Nov 04 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1200

This is Mister Ron's Basement Episode #1200!!

Famed illustrator and art collector Samuel Putnam Avery edited a collection of humor in 1854 called 'Mrs. Partington's Carpet-Bag of Fun.' This week, we will be reading very short, fun stories about kissing from that book.

Today's is called 'A Chapter on Kissing.'

Time: approx four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1199

Mon, 3 Nov 2008 08:52:00 GMT
Mon, Nov 03 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1199

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Twenty-One (Part One of Two) of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- 'The Pilgrims' -- where Sandy and The Boss have Breakfast with the Pigs...

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1198

Mon, 3 Nov 2008 01:50:00 GMT
Sun, Nov 02 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1198

SUNDAY SALAD features TWO Stanley Huntley stories concerning sadness and grief. Of course, they are both hysterically funny! The two tales appeared in 1883 -- 'Profound Grief' and 'A Delicate Mission.'

Sadly, we have yet to dig up any undiscovered Spoopendyke stories yet, and may never do so. But we will keep searching!

Time: approx nine minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1197

Sun, 2 Nov 2008 04:48:00 GMT
Sun, Nov 02 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1197

Mr. Bowser encounters an incredible turning point in his relationship with Mrs. Bowser in C. B. Lewis's 1892 tale, 'There Are Occasions When the Worm Will Turn.'

Time: approx eight and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1196

Sat, 1 Nov 2008 02:46:00 GMT
Fri, Oct 31 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1196

Perhaps not among his funniest stories, we present Charles Battell Loomis's charming 1909 tale, 'Politeness As An Asset.'

Time: approx six minutes

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The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1195

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:44:00 GMT
Fri, Oct 31 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1195

We are featuring another truly odd story from Charles Battell Loomis written in 1906 -- it's not exactly Science Fiction -- but in it we get a report from someplace not of this Earth -- about 'The Poets' Strike.'

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1194

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:41:00 GMT
Wed, Oct 29 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1194

Here's another quirky (but very short) 1902 story from Charles Battell Loomis -- it's called 'Five Hundred Dollars.' You can draw your own conclusions to this enjoyable tale.

Time: approx four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1193

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:39:00 GMT
Tue, Oct 28 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1193

Charles Battell Loomis wrote an astonishing array of short stories. This week we will explore some of them. Today we have a 1900 tale of a boy with a unique talent entitled 'The Boy Who Turned Books Into Food.'

Time: approx nine minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1192

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:31:00 GMT
Tue, Oct 28 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1192

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Twenty of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- 'The Ogre's Castle' -- where Sandy and The Boss reach the goal of their quest -- sort of...

Time: approx sixteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1191

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:29:00 GMT
Sun, Oct 26 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1191

SUNDAY SALAD offers TWO Stanley Huntley stories from 1882 -- neither of which features the Spoopendykes! Yes, it has finally happened! Unless something so far undiscovered turns up, we have, sadly, run out of Spoopendyke stories.

Nevertheless, we will keep looking, and in the meantime we have two tales -- in the first, a reporter tries to write up a Church Picnic in Medieval style in 'Early English' and a family adopts a unique pet in 'Taming an Alligator.'

Time: approx ten and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1190

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 04:27:00 GMT
Sun, Oct 26 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1190

Our favorite old crank comes up with a few ideas to eliminate poisonous gasses and bacteria in his home in C. B. Lewis's 1889 tale, 'Mr. Bowser Has Theories.'

Time: approx eight minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1189

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:22:00 GMT
Sat, Oct 25 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1189

Fans of the movie 'Ghostbusters' may find some intriguing resemblances to that film in Gellet Burgess's 1905 story, 'The Ghost-Extinguisher.' Your comments on this amazing (and fun) find are more than welcome! Send them to revry@panix.com.

Time: approx twenty-five minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1188

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:19:00 GMT
Thu, Oct 23 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1188

Today we offer the sad tale of a ghost of a man who is still alive! It also features romance, and some serious miscommunication, in Frank R. Stockton's 1884 story, 'The Transferred Ghost.'

Time: approx twenty-five and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1187

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 07:16:00 GMT
Tue, Oct 21 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1187

With Halloween approaching, we are reading some spooky (and fun) ghost stories this week! Today's 1903 tale by Rose O'Neill concerns a strange spirit and a forgetful lady. It's called 'The Lady and the Ghost.'

Time: approx eleven and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1186

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:11:00 GMT
Mon, Oct 20 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1186

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Nineteen of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- 'Knight-Errantry as a Trade' -- where Sandy gives The Boss an Earful.

Time: approx eight and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1185

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 11:35:00 GMT
Sun, Oct 19 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1185

SUNDAY SALAD reveals the depth and range of Stanley Huntley's humorous writing with THREE pieces!

First, a tough cowboy faces town a truly mean gambler in Bismarck, Dakota in the 1882 story 'A Piece of Carelessness.'

Then an all-too-familiar poem is rewritten as it would be by four classic writers in 'Mary's Little Lamb - Verses Culled from the Different Authors,' also from 1882, and finally, what may be our last Spoopendyke story, our favorite couple visit 'The Legislature' from 1883.

Time: approx eleven and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1184

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 11:33:00 GMT
Sat, Oct 18 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1184

'Mr. Bowser Tries to Show His Wife How to Clean A House,' written by C. B. Lewis, back in 1889. What else needs to be said?

Time: approx eight minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1183

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:31:00 GMT
Fri, Oct 17 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1183

George Ade takes a look at a young married couple who separate for the first time in the 1902 tale 'The Fable of the Reckless Wife who had no One to Watch Her.'

Time: approx four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1182

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:29:00 GMT
Thu, Oct 16 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1182

When you get right down to it, some people don't appreciate a good joke, as happens in George Ade's 1900 tale, 'The Fable of the Inveterate Joker Who Remained in Montana.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1181

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:28:00 GMT
Wed, Oct 15 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1181

A century or so ago, Phrenologists, who would read fortunes and character from the bumps in peoples' heads, were quite popular. Today's George Ade story, from 1899, deals with just that. It's called 'The Fable of the Visitor Who Got A Lot for Three Dollars.'

Time: approx five minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1180

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:25:00 GMT
Tue, Oct 14 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1180

It's been awhile since we offered any of George Ade's Fables, so let's do some this week! We'll start with an 1899 tale of a conundrum with a terrific moral -- 'The Fable of the Caddy Who Hurt His Head While Thinking.'

Time: approx four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1179

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:21:00 GMT
Mon, Oct 13 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1179

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Eighteen of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- 'In the Queen's Dungeons' -- where The Boss sets a lot of prisoners Free.

Time: approx twenty-three minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1178

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:18:00 GMT
Sun, Oct 12 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1178

SUNDAY SALAD offers TWO of the BEST Stanley Huntley stories we've ever presented! First, from 1880, comes a classic tale of old Bismarck, Dakota -- 'The Gentleman from the Bad Lands.' Then Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke examine a rarely worn coat in 'Preparing for the New Years' from 1882.

Not to be missed!

Time: approx twenty minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1177

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:15:00 GMT
Sat, Oct 11 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1177

From 1889, C. B Lewis, writing as M. Quad, brings us a lesson in commerce in 'Bowser Speaks Slightingly of His Wife's Business Methods, But --'

Time: approx seven minutes

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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1176

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:12:00 GMT
Fri, Oct 10 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1176

In today's 1875 story, Eli Perkins considers the effect of a glut of jewels on the market in 'Solitaire Diamonds.'

Time: approx five minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1175

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:10:00 GMT
Fri, Oct 10 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1175

The wild west was full of rough, lawless characters, but no matter how wild they were, they had to pay their fares on the railroad, as we see in Eli Perkins' 1875 story, 'A Frontiersman.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1174

Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:08:00 GMT
Thu, Oct 09 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1174

Today we join Eli Perkins and a law student vying for the attention of a lady at a dance in the 1875 story 'The Legal-Minded Man.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1173

Wed, 8 Oct 2008 13:06:00 GMT
Wed, Oct 08 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1173

We'll be hearing some more fun stories from Eli Perkins' 1875 book 'Eli Perkins (At Large)' this week. Today we find out the results of naming someone as the 'most beautiful girl' in print in 'Eli Perkins in Hot Water.'

Time: approx seven minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1172

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 16:02:00 GMT
Mon, Oct 06 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1172

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Seventeen (Part Two) of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- 'A Royal Banquet' -- where The Boss gets an uncomfortable taste of medieval justice.

Time: approx fourteen and a half minutes

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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

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The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1171

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 08:59:00 GMT
Mon, Oct 06 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1171

SUNDAY SALAD offers up TWO Stanley Huntley pieces this week -- first we get an inside scoop on the pharmacy business in 'A Dismal Druggist' from 1882, and Mr. Spoopendyke gets out in the garden in 'The Mild Mannered Man Tries His Hand at Transplanting' from 1883.

Time: approx eleven minutes

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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1170

Sat, 4 Oct 2008 06:57:00 GMT
Sat, Oct 04 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1170

Mr. Bowser gives his house a once over in C. B. Lewis's 1889 story, 'How the Man of the House Had It Painted and What It Cost.'

Time: approx nine minutes

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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1169

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 08:55:00 GMT
Fri, Oct 03 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1169

There are mean men, and meaner men, but Eli Perkins' wrote a story in 1875 about 'The Meanest Man Yet'.

Time: approx three minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1168

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 09:54:00 GMT
Thu, Oct 02 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1168

Eli Perkins relates an 1875 story about a sad old miner, observing the young miners come into the bank, cashing in their gold dust. It's called 'A Lonesome Man.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1167

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 07:52:00 GMT
Wed, Oct 01 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1167

With all the tragic news coming out of Wall Street these days, we may want to take a look at Eli Perkins' 1875 tale of a disconsolate broker. It's called 'A Sad Man.'

Time: approx five minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1166

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:50:00 GMT
Tue, Sep 30 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1166

Melville D. Landon wrote under the pen name of Eli Perkins, and was probably more well known as a compiler of American Humor collections. Nevertheless, he was capable of writing extremely funny stories of his own.

Today, we'll hear an 1875 Eli Perkins tale about Jesse and Frank James, a daring robbery, an admiring newspaper editor, and an act of gratitude in 'A Grateful Man.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

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Mister Ron's Basement #1165

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:48:00 GMT
Mon, Sep 29 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1165

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Seventeen (Part One) of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- 'A Royal Banquet' -- featuring food, music, bawdy jokes, prayers, and a hanging.

Time: approx eight minutes

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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

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The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1164

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 09:45:00 GMT
Sun, Sep 28 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1164

SUNDAY SALAD offers TWO Stanley Huntley stories today -- From 1883, a Temperance crusader attempts to bring the Brooklyn Eagle's editors into the Prohibition campaign in 'Wanted the Paper's Influence' and Mr. Spoopendyke is hailed by one and all as the next Mayor of the city in 'The Reconciliation Candidate' from 1881.

Time: approx eighteen minutes

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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1163

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 10:42:00 GMT
Sat, Sep 27 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1163

Mr. Bowser displays his carpentry prowess in C. B. Lewis's 1890 tale, 'The Head of the Family Tries to Put Up Some Screen Doors.'

Time: approx eight minutes

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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1162

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:40:00 GMT
Fri, Sep 26 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1162

Here's a nifty 1876 Max Adeler story about a judicial blunder and a bald man's hat called 'Justice, and a Little Injustice.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1161

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:27:00 GMT
Thu, Sep 25 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1161

Max Adeler often wrote pretty funny poetry. Today we feature a humorous verse from Adeler's 1874 collection, 'Out of the Hurly Burly,' It's called 'Tim Keyser's Nose.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

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The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1160

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:20:00 GMT
Wed, Sep 24 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1160

Our Max Adeler Marathon continues with an extremely short story concerning a horse, a saddle, and a friendly bit of advice in 'The Saddle Was On Wrong' from 1873.

Time: approx two and a half minutes

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The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1159

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:18:00 GMT
Tue, Sep 23 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1159

In what is turning into a Max Adeler Marathon, we present a third week in a row of Adeler short stories. Today we hear about a coroner, an Egyptian Mummy, and Noah's Ark in the 1875 tale, 'Sorry He Wasn't There.'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1158

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:14:00 GMT
Mon, Sep 22 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1158

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Sixteen of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- 'Morgan Le Fay' -- where we hear of Knights selling soap and a truly nasty Queen.

Time: approx fifteen minutes

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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

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The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1157

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 09:09:00 GMT
Sun, Sep 21 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1157

SUNDAY SALAD offers FOUR pieces today -- two very funny stories are definitely by Stanley Huntley -- 'The Editor and the Tracts' from 1881 and 'Sanctum Fables,' also from 1881.

Another 1882 piece from an Oregon newspaper called 'Spoopendyke at the Telephone' was obviously not authentic, even to readers of the day, and 'Spoopendyke Starts a Fire,' also from 1882, from a North Carolina newspaper, and claiming to be from the Brooklyn Eagle, may be a counterfeit -- it seems a little odd -- your opinions on this are most welcome! Join the discussion at our blog at: http://misterronsbasement.blogspot.com/2008/09/counterfeit-spoopendyke-stories.htm.

Time: approx thirteen minutes

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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1156

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 06:07:00 GMT
Sat, Sep 20 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1156

Mr. Bowser is up to his usual antics in C. B. Lewis's 1890 story, 'The Head of the Family Tries Sleeping in a Hammock.'

Time: approx seven minutes

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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1155

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:04:00 GMT
Fri, Sep 19 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1155

Despite his happy name, a hunter achieves incredible levels of anger and frustration in Max Adeler's 1875 tale, 'Mr. Smiley's Gun.'

Time: approx four minutes

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The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1154

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:01:00 GMT
Thu, Sep 18 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1154

Short but funny! Max Adeler's 'A Story of a Hot Brick' from 1875. Don't miss it!

Time: approx three and a half minutes

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The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1153

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:59:00 GMT
Wed, Sep 17 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1153

Max Adeler had a keen eye for clever inventions. Today's incredibly funny story from 1873 concerns a new-fangled sewing machine. It's called 'Kipp's Inventive Experiment.'

Time: approx four minutes

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The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1152

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:56:00 GMT
Tue, Sep 16 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1152

MORE Max Adeler stories this week! Ever been "stuck" on someone romantically? Here's a tale of a young man who definitely was stuck, in 'Glue and the Emotions' from 1879.

Time: approx four minutes

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The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1151

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 05:54:00 GMT
Mon, Sep 15 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1151

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Fifteen of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 --'Sandy's Tale' -- where The Boss gets a real earful!

Time: approx eighteen and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

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The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1150

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 15:51:00 GMT
Sun, Sep 14 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1150

SUNDAY SALAD offers TWO Stanley Huntley stories today. First, a man hires a couple of (not so) sharp lawyers to rid himself of a pest in 'A Curious Client' from 1881, and Mrs. Spoopendyke asks her husband to help her find some medicine in 'Mr. Spoopendyke's Search' from 1882.

Time: approx ten and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1149

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 06:49:00 GMT
Sun, Sep 14 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1149

From 1891, Mr. Bowser hides things and seeks things in 'It's Always Mrs. Bowser's Fault' by C. B. Lewis.

Time: approx five and a half minutes

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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1148

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:47:00 GMT
Fri, Sep 12 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1148

Max Adeler takes an oblique look at the greatest figures of history in the 1875 tale 'The Unwritten Side of Great Men.'

Time: approx four minutes

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The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1147

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:45:00 GMT
Thu, Sep 11 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1147

Max Adeler tells of a persistent Insurance Salesman who meets with failure in the 1874 story, 'A Disheartened Agent.'

Time: approx four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1146

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:43:00 GMT
Wed, Sep 10 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1146

Max Adeler relates a fascinating short piece about an interesting bequest with unexpected consequences. It's called 'One Inconsiderate Action' from 1872.

Time: approx three and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1145

Tue, 9 Sep 2008 05:40:00 GMT
Tue, Sep 09 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1145

Let's read some Max Adeler stories this week! We'll start with a short piece about a cat, a balloon, a thermometer and a cyclone, from his 1876 book "Elbow Room - A Novel Without A Plot' -- we call it 'Mr. Fogg's Exaggerations.'

Time: approx six and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1144

Mon, 8 Sep 2008 07:38:00 GMT
Mon, Sep 08 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1144

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Fourteen of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 --'Defend Thee, Lord' -- where The Boss has a bit of Breakfast and a Smoke, and petrifies everybody!

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

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The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1143

Sun, 7 Sep 2008 13:36:00 GMT
Sun, Sep 07 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1143

SUNDAY SALAD offers TWO Stanley Huntley stories -- first, a tough character insists on buying drinks for everyone in 'He Was From the West' from 1883, and the Spoopendykes dig a coat out a moth-infested closet in 'Preparing for New Years' from 1882.

Time: approx twelve minutes

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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1142

Sun, 7 Sep 2008 06:34:00 GMT
Sun, Sep 07 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1142

Our favorite old crank has problems with his shirt and socks in 'Some Domestic Incidents that Make the Bowser Family Wheel Go Round' from 1891.

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1141

Sat, 6 Sep 2008 06:32:00 GMT
Sat, Sep 06 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1141

Ellis Parker Butler talks to the spirits of the departed in the new, modern way, in the 1919 piece, 'A Message from Mr. Barr Leecorn.'

Time: approx eight and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Ellis Parker Butler Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/EllisParkerButler.html

Read lots more about Ellis Parker Butler at:

http://www.ellisparkerbutler.info/

Mister Ron's Basement #1140

Thu, 4 Sep 2008 05:29:00 GMT
Thu, Sep 04 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1140

Ever get confused about dates? Try to imagine the real confusion these two historical characters dealt with in Ellis Parker Butler's 1912 tale, 'Washington and Egypt's First King.'

Time: approx six and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Ellis Parker Butler Catalog of Stories is at:

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Read lots more about Ellis Parker Butler at:

http://www.ellisparkerbutler.info/

Mister Ron's Basement #1139

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 05:26:00 GMT
Wed, Sep 03 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1139

Ellis Parker Butler gives the scoop on the motion picture situation in the 1920 tale, 'Movies is Movies.'

Time: approx fifteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Ellis Parker Butler Catalog of Stories is at:

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Read lots more about Ellis Parker Butler at:

http://www.ellisparkerbutler.info/

Mister Ron's Basement #1138

Tue, 2 Sep 2008 05:24:00 GMT
Tue, Sep 02 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1138

Ellis Parker Butler is one of Mister Ron's favorite humorists, so let's read some of his stuff this week!

We'll start with a 1911 piece about how calm modern children are when reacting to disappointment over Christmas presents, in 'Something for the Kid.'

Time: approx eight and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Ellis Parker Butler Catalog of Stories is at:

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Read lots more about Ellis Parker Butler at:

http://www.ellisparkerbutler.info/

Mister Ron's Basement #1137

Mon, 1 Sep 2008 06:21:00 GMT
Mon, Sep 01 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1137

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Part Two of Two of Chapter Thirteen of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 --'Freemen' -- where the Boss joins some free men for breakfast and makes a recruit for his factory.

Time: approx fourteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

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The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1136

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 11:18:00 GMT
Sun, Aug 31 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1136

SUNDAY SALAD offers a triple collection of Stanley Huntley pieces -- first, we have an 1880 poem about how the Bismarck, Dakota, Board of Education makes decisions in 'A Grave Question.'

Then we offer what appears to be Huntley's first use of the name Mrs. Spoopendyke in a short tale from 1879 called 'His New Year's Views.' This character doesn't seem to be related to the Spoopendykes we all know and love.

Finally we offer a lengthy account of Mr. and and Mrs. Spoopendyke buying a farm in 'An Amateur Agriculturist' from 1882.

Time: approx seventeen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1135

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:16:00 GMT
Sat, Aug 30 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1135

Mr. Bowser achieves supreme military rank a couple of years before the US entered World War One, in C. B. Lewis's 1915 tale, 'It Was General Bowser.'

Time: approx eight and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1134

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:14:00 GMT
Fri, Aug 29 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1134

FANNY FERN discusses a little known aspect of the nation's First First Lady in the 1872 story 'Mrs. Washington's Eternal Knitting.'

Time: approx five minutes

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The Fanny Fern Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1133

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:13:00 GMT
Wed, Aug 27 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1133

Here's another bittersweet piece from Fanny Fern's 1872 collection, Caper Sauce. It's called 'Rainy-Day Pleasures.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Fanny Fern Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1132

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:22:00 GMT
Tue, Aug 26 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1132

Fanny Fern wrote her weekly column right up until the day she died in 1872. Just months before that day, she published a collection of her writing called Caper Sauce. This week, we feature stories from that book. Today's is an exercise in frustration called 'How I Read the Morning Papers.'

Time: approx seven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Fanny Fern Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Fanny_Fern_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1131

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:20:00 GMT
Mon, Aug 25 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1131

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Part One of Two of Chapter Thirteen of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 --'Freemen' -- where The Boss learns to share his armor with all sorts of bugs!

Time: approx seven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1130

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:16:00 GMT
Sun, Aug 24 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1130

SUNDAY SALAD features TWO fun Stanley Huntley stories -- first, a ghoulish customer tries to get a free notice at the Brooklyn Eagle office in the 1882 story, 'He Wished to Do the Square Thing' and Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke have a nice picnic while traveling in 'A Railroad Lunch,' originally run in Drake's Traveller's Magazine in 1883.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Office of the 1800s

Yes, we will soon run out of Spoopendyke stories! Listeners who have a clue to the whereabouts of any we have missed, please let us know! Time: approx thirteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1129

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 06:14:00 GMT
Sat, Aug 23 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1129

Our favorite old crank shows how to deal with the butcher properly in C. B. Lewis's 1891 story, 'Mr. Bowser Tries to do the Family Marketing.'

Time: approx eight minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1128

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:13:00 GMT
Thu, Aug 21 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1128

We are wrapping up a week of James M. Bailey stories from 1873 with a true slapstick tale involving a ladder and a can of paint, called 'Street Life in Danbury.'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The James M. Bailey Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/jamesmbailey.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1127

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:11:00 GMT
Wed, Aug 20 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1127

Here's a short but intriguing look at a quandary for a new homeowner by James M. Bailey from 1873. It's called 'First Sunday in a New House.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The James M. Bailey Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/jamesmbailey.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1126

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:07:00 GMT
Tue, Aug 19 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1126

James Montgomery Bailey left a wonderful legacy of unique humor concerning life in the booming Connecticut suburbs of the post-Civil War era. His 'Danbury News' had a huge mail subscriber base from across the US, from people hungry for his funny stories. Tastes changed though, and by the late 1870s his popularity fizzled out. This week, we will be presenting very short stories from his 1873 collection, 'Life in Danbury.'

Today we hear about an inherited gun -- loaded, of course! -- in the story 'A Dangerous Safeguard.'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The James M. Bailey Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/jamesmbailey.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1125

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:57:00 GMT
Mon, Aug 18 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1125

James Montgomery Bailey left a wonderful legacy of unique humor concerning life in the booming Connecticut suburbs of the post-Civil War era. His 'Danbury News' had a huge mail subscriber base from across the US, from people hungry for his funny stories. Tastes changed though, and by the late 1870s his popularity fizzled out. This week, we will be presenting very short stories from his 1873 collection, 'Life in Danbury.'

Today we hear about a unique cure for a cold in the tale, 'A Remarkable Remedy.'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The James M. Bailey Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/jamesmbailey.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1124

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:54:00 GMT
Sun, Aug 17 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1124

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Twelve of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 --'Slow Torture' -- wherein the Boss gets an itch that he can't scratch!

Time: approx eleven and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1123

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 05:52:00 GMT
Sat, Aug 16 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1123

SUNDAY SALAD offers a fascinating look at how the global popularity of the Spoopendykes led to newspapers in other countries 'localizing' their stories for their readers. We start by replaying 'Misled By A Pattern,' which appeared in the Brooklyn Eagle in 1881, then reading the same story as it appeared in a New Zealand newspaper three years later, with major changes for the kiwi folk. The newer version is called 'Mrs. Spoopendyke Misunderstands.'

Time: approx eleven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1122

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:50:00 GMT
Fri, Aug 15 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1122

Mrs. Bowser has to visit her husband -- in jail(!) -- in the 1923 M. Quad story, 'Mr. Bowser's Adventure.'

Time: approx nine minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1121

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:49:00 GMT
Thu, Aug 14 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1121

We are wrapping up a week of short whacky stories with a piece by Bill Nye from 1886 -- 'Nye Answers a Correspondent - How Celluloid is Made' and if anything is whacky, this is it!

Time: approx five minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/billnye.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1120

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:47:00 GMT
Wed, Aug 13 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1120

Q. K. Philander Doesticks, P. B. (actually Mortimer Thomson) covered the Civil War in his strangely oblique manner, which is represented here by the 1861 story of being a Zouave, 'Doesticks on 'Shoddy.''

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Philander Doesticks (Mortimer Thomson) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/doesticks.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1119

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:44:00 GMT
Tue, Aug 12 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1119

This week, we are presenting assorted whacky stories from different writers -- today we hear about the man with the numbers at his fingertips in Charles Battell Loomis's 1899 tale, 'A Calculating Bore.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/charlesbattellloomis.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1118

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:40:00 GMT
Mon, Aug 11 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1118

We are back!

After a month-long hiatus, Mister Ron has returned with NEW classic humor from long ago! (Yes, technically speaking, 100-150 year old stories can never be called NEW, but if you haven't heard them...).

This week, we will be presenting assorted whacky stories from different writers -- Today we present 'Max Adeler's Deafness' by Max Adeler (Charles Heber Clark) from 1874.

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/maxadeler.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1117

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:47:00 GMT
Fri, Jul 11 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1117

Today's story meanders around from one thing to another, and gets funnier and funnier. George W. Peck's teen-age 'Peck's Bad Boy' is in great nasty form in 'His Pa an Orangeman' from 1883.

Time: approx ten and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1116

Wed, 9 Jul 2008 05:44:00 GMT
Wed, Jul 09 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1116

George W. Peck's 1883 sequel to 'Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa' was called 'The Grocery Man and Peck's Bad Boy.' In this book, the Bad Boy is a bit older -- probably a teenager, but still full of nasty (but hilarious) tricks. Today, we feature one of the Bad Boy's most notorious tricks -- 'The Variegated Dogs.'

Time: approx eight and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1115

Wed, 9 Jul 2008 03:58:00 GMT
Tue, Jul 08 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1115

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Eleven of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- this chapter is called 'The Yankee in Search of Adventures,' where the boss gets an earful from a talkative maiden and sets off on a journey.

Time: approx eighteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1114

Wed, 9 Jul 2008 03:51:00 GMT
Tue, Jul 08 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1114

SUNDAY SALAD still has a Spoopendyke story or two left to tell, before we run out completely! Today's is called 'Crabbing as a Fine Art' from 1882. Also a truly funny newspaper office story by Stanley Huntley from 1883, entitled 'Helping a Friend' is on tap.

Time: approx thirteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1113

Wed, 9 Jul 2008 03:37:00 GMT
Tue, Jul 08 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1113

Ever have a really terrible toothache? Mr. Bowser demonstrates how to ignore the jumping pain in 'Bowser's Will-Force' by C. B. Lewis, from 1920.

Time: approx nine minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1112

Wed, 9 Jul 2008 02:35:00 GMT
Tue, Jul 08 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1112

From 1883, a really explosive episode -- 'Peck's Bad Boy's Fourth of July.'

Time: approx six minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1111

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 16:33:00 GMT
Tue, Jul 08 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1111

The kid plays a particularly nasty joke on his old man in "Peck's Bad Boy's Ma Comes Home' from George W. Peck's 1883 book 'Peck's Bad Boy and his Pa.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1110

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 05:31:00 GMT
Tue, Jul 08 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1110

Here comes another hilariously nasty story from George W. Peck's 1883 book 'Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa.' The boy really gets after his old man to 'try his faith' in 'His Pa Got Religion.'

Time: approx eight and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1109

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 19:29:00 GMT
Wed, Jul 02 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1109

As often as we've read George W. Peck's stories, we have rarely featured his most famous creation, 'Peck's Bad Boy.' We will be rectifying that this week with stories from the 1883 book 'Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa.'

Today's bit of mirthful nastiness is called 'Peck's Bad Boy in Love'

Time: approx eight and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1108

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 16:25:00 GMT
Wed, Jul 02 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1108

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Ten of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- this chapter is called 'Beginnings of Civilization,' where the boss sets to work bringing nineteenth century technology to the sixth.

Time: approx eleven and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1107

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 05:22:00 GMT
Wed, Jul 02 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1107

SUNDAY SALAD SURPRISE! We have discovered two or three so far unread SPOOPENDYKE stories!

No doubt we will really run out of them soon. But in the meantime, we offer a very short Stanley Huntley story about a woman placing an obituary advertisement called 'One Item of Expense,' then Mr. Spoopendyke dishes out the grisly details about dueling to his wife in 'The Code Fully Explained.' Both stories are from 1882.

Time: approx eight minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1106

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 06:19:00 GMT
Sun, Jun 29 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1106

Our favorite crank has a 'happy evening at home' in C. B. Lewis's 1908 story, 'Bowser Has Grouch.'

Time: approx ten minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1105

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:16:00 GMT
Fri, Jun 27 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1105

We are presenting some really, really early stories by Stephen Leacock, that originally appeared in Truth Magazine in the 1890s. They're brilliantly funny.

Ever have trouble telling the difference between a bicycle and a horse? We all do. So here is an instructive piece from 1895 called 'Reflections on Riding.'

Time: approx six minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Leacock_Stories.html

Also, do check out the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor web site at:

http://leacock.ca

Mister Ron's Basement #1104

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:14:00 GMT
Fri, Jun 27 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1104

We are presenting some really, really early stories by Stephen Leacock, that originally appeared in Truth Magazine in the 1890s. They're brilliantly funny.

Do you get impatient with people doing card tricks? Here's some tips for you in the 1895 story, 'A Model Dialogue.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Leacock_Stories.html

Also, do check out the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor web site at:

http://leacock.ca

Mister Ron's Basement #1103

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:13:00 GMT
Wed, Jun 25 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1103

We are presenting some really, really early stories by Stephen Leacock, that originally appeared in Truth Magazine in the 1890s. They're brilliantly funny.

Here's a truly sad and hilarious story from 1896 about someone who simply couldn't walk out on anyone -- 'The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones.'

Time: approx eight minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Leacock_Stories.html

Also, do check out the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor web site at:

http://leacock.ca

Mister Ron's Basement #1102

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:11:00 GMT
Tue, Jun 24 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1102

We are presenting some really, really early stories by Stephen Leacock, that originally appeared in Truth Magazine in the 1890s. They're brilliantly funny.

Today's tale in circular logic is called 'On the Old Homestead.' It was also published with the title 'Uncle Oatcake Explains.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Leacock_Stories.html

Also, do check out the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor web site at:

http://leacock.ca

Mister Ron's Basement #1101

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:06:00 GMT
Tue, Jun 24 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1101

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Nine of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- this chapter is called 'The Tournament,' where we find out what knights do for entertainment.

Time: approx fourteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1100

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:56:00 GMT
Mon, Jun 23 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1100

SUNDAY SALAD presents an 1880 tale of the infamous 'Morey Letter' that almost cost James Garfield the Presidential Election -- 'Not Altogether Satisfactory.' We also include another story about the letter by Stanley Huntley from the same edition of the Brooklyn Eagle -- it's called 'A Business Proposition.'

If any of our listeners know of any Spoopendyke stories we have missed, please drop us a line!

Time: approx thirteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1099

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:53:00 GMT
Sat, Jun 21 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1099

In last week's Mr. Bowser episode, our favorite old crank went on a boat excursion with the 'Gay Old Boys Club' -- today we learn about his investiture in that organization in 'Initiation of Bowser' from 1907.

Time: approx ten and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1098

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:51:00 GMT
Sat, Jun 21 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1098

We're presenting some extremely short but fun recipes (of a sort) from the 1922 collection 'The Stag Cook Book -- Written for Men by Men.' We wrap up with a couple of recipes from Booth Tarkington (whom we have yet to feature in the Basement, but will eventually) -- the first is called 'Corn Flakes.'

Time: approx three minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1097

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:49:00 GMT
Thu, Jun 19 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1097

We're presenting some extremely short but fun recipes (of a sort) from the 1922 collection 'The Stag Cook Book -- Written for Men by Men.' Today's tasty dish comes to us from the witty pen of George Ade -- as we learn some secrets of 'Scolloped Oysters.'

Time: approx three minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1096

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:46:00 GMT
Wed, Jun 18 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1096

We're presenting some extremely short but fun recipes (of a sort) from the 1922 collection 'The Stag Cook Book -- Written for Men by Men.' Today's recipe by cartoonist Rube Goldberg is pretty funny -- please don't try this at home -- 'Hash.'

Time: approx three minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1095

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:43:00 GMT
Wed, Jun 18 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1095

We're presenting some extremely short but fun recipes (of a sort) from the 1922 collection 'The Stag Cook Book -- Written for Men by Men.' Today we feature a recipe by Ellis Parker Butler called 'Bouillabaise Joe Tilden.'

Time: approx two and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Ellis Parker Butler Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/EllisParkerButler.html

Read lots more about Ellis Parker Butler at:

http://www.ellisparkerbutler.info/

Mister Ron's Basement #1094

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:40:00 GMT
Mon, Jun 16 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1094

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Eight of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- this chapter is called 'The Boss,' where we learn exactly why our hero chooses that title over any other rank.

Time: approx fourteen and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1093

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:38:00 GMT
Sun, Jun 15 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1093

SUNDAY SALAD offers some fun Stanley Huntley pieces today -- First, an accused drunkard literally takes over a courtroom in 'Wanted to Help the Judge' from 1880. Then from the 1883 book, 'The Spoopendyke Papers,' comes the Preface of that book and the only Spoopendyke story in it that we haven't presented yet -- it's called 'The News of the Day.'

Time: approx twelve and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1092

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 07:36:00 GMT
Sat, Jun 14 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1092

Here's a later Mr. Bowser story, written by C. B. Lewis back in 1910 -- Bowser takes a boat excursion with a club called 'The Gay Old Boys' and drinks his fill of (ahem) ginger ale in 'Bowser's Day Off.'

Time: approx ten and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1091

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:33:00 GMT
Fri, Jun 13 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1091

In 1921, The Authors' League of America published of book of 'the Personal Confessions of Well-known American Authors as to their Literary Beginnings' entitled 'My Maiden Effort.'

Some of these included authors have been featured at times in the Basement, and we are reading their contributions to the collection this week.

Irvin S. Cobb explains how he achieved his first success as a fiction writer due to a bet, and as a bonus, we include his 'recipe' for 'Hog Jowl and Turnip Greens' from 1922.

Time: approx eight and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1090

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:26:00 GMT
Thu, Jun 12 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1090

In 1921, The Authors' League of America published of book of 'the Personal Confessions of Well-known American Authors as to their Literary Beginnings' entitled 'My Maiden Effort.'

Some of these included authors have been featured at times in the Basement, and we are reading their contributions to the collection this week.

Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon has been a favorite of Mister Ron's for a long time. Here we include one of her earliest published efforts, from McClure's Magazine of December 1900, concerning a kindergarten student with a mean streak. It's called 'The Madness of Philip.'

Time: approx twenty-nine minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Josephine Dodge Daskam Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/daskam.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1089

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:24:00 GMT
Wed, Jun 11 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1089

In 1921, The Authors' League of America published of book of 'the Personal Confessions of Well-known American Authors as to their Literary Beginnings' entitled 'My Maiden Effort.'

Some of these included authors have been featured at times in the Basement, and we are reading their contributions to the collection this week.

Today we discover George Ade's earliest published work from 1881, called 'A Basket of Potatoes.'

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1088

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:21:00 GMT
Tue, Jun 10 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1088

In 1921, The Authors' League of America published of book of 'the Personal Confessions of Well-known American Authors as to their Literary Beginnings' entitled 'My Maiden Effort.'

Some of these included authors have been featured at times in the Basement, and we will be reading their contributions to the collection this week.

Today we offer Ellis Parker Butler's piece, and as a bonus, we also read that Maiden Effort, an 1896 story called 'My Cyclone-Proof House.'

Time: approx ten minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Ellis Parker Butler Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/EllisParkerButler.html

Read lots more about Ellis Parker Butler at:

http://www.ellisparkerbutler.info/

Mister Ron's Basement #1087

Mon, 9 Jun 2008 06:18:00 GMT
Mon, Jun 09 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1087

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Seven of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- this chapter is called 'Merlin's Tower,' where things go Boom!

Time: approx fourteen and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1086

Sun, 8 Jun 2008 11:15:00 GMT
Sun, Jun 08 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1086

SUNDAY SALAD has TWO Stanley Huntley stories today -- first an early Salad story from 1879, where a down-on-his-luck fellow is 'Looking for Work' and then an incredibly rare and funny Spoopendyke story from an 1885 edition of Drake's Traveller's Magazine called 'Spoopendyke's Pie.'

Once again, we are quickly running out of Spoopendyke stories. Suggestions are welcome for future Sunday episodes when they are all gone. Please write, or post on the blog.

Time: approx fifteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1085

Sun, 8 Jun 2008 06:14:00 GMT
Sun, Jun 08 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1085

From 1887, we offer what might be one of the earliest of C. B. Lewis's Mr. Bowser stories to deal with the old grouch's reaction to illness. We call it 'Taking Care of Bowser.'

Time: approx seven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1084

Fri, 6 Jun 2008 06:11:00 GMT
Fri, Jun 06 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1084

We wrap up our second week of stories from Bill Nye's 1884 book, 'Forty Liars and Other Lies,' with the title story, 'The Forty Liars.'

There are all kinds of inside jokes that most modern listeners won't get, but it is ultimately quite funny anyway.

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/billnye.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1083

Thu, 5 Jun 2008 06:10:00 GMT
Thu, Jun 05 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1083

Bill Nye sends his regards to a fellow newspaper editor in 'Our Compliments' from 1884.

Short, but sweet.

Time: approx two and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/billnye.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1082

Wed, 4 Jun 2008 10:08:00 GMT
Wed, Jun 04 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1082

Bill Nye takes a westerner's view of an old legend in 'The True Tale of William Tell' from 1884.

Time: approx five minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/billnye.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1081

Tue, 3 Jun 2008 05:07:00 GMT
Tue, Jun 03 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1081

We can't resist, so here comes another week of wild western stories from Bill Nye's 1884 book, 'Forty Liars and Other Lies.' Today we offer a tragic cautionary tale of the fate of a true desperado, 'The Death of Big Nose George.'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/billnye.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1080

Mon, 2 Jun 2008 07:04:00 GMT
Mon, Jun 02 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1080

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Six of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- this chapter is called 'The Eclipse,' in which our hero performs a miracle...

Time: approx fourteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1079

Sun, 1 Jun 2008 04:02:00 GMT
Sun, Jun 01 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1079

SUNDAY SALAD features a pair of weather-related stories by Stanley Huntley -- first, a grizzled old-timer explains why he is freezing during a Brooklyn heat wave in 'Warm Weather' from 1883, and we learn how predictions are made in 'The Spoopendykes on Weather Forecasts' (date unknown).

Time: approx eleven and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1078

Sat, 31 May 2008 08:26:00 GMT
Sat, May 31 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1078

Mr. Bowser demonstrates his unique Fatherly Skills in 'Bowser Brings Up Baby' from 1887.

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1077

Fri, 30 May 2008 08:22:00 GMT
Fri, May 30 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1077

Bill Nye's 1884 collection 'Forty Liars and Other Lies' is full of wild and wooly western humor -- Today's may be the wildest and wooliest story ever written -- it's called 'They Let Him Stay.'

Time: approx seven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/billnye.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1076

Thu, 29 May 2008 06:20:00 GMT
Thu, May 29 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1076

Bill Nye's 1884 collection 'Forty Liars and Other Lies' is full of wild and wooly western humor -- today we hear about a boy that grew up putting his best foot forward in 'Strive to Excel.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/billnye.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1075

Thu, 29 May 2008 00:19:00 GMT
Wed, May 28 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1075

Bill Nye's 1884 collection 'Forty Liars and Other Lies' is full of wild and wooly western humor -- today's short tale concerns a young lad who decides to get a drink of water in a rude way in 'The Eccentric Squirt.'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/billnye.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1074

Wed, 28 May 2008 15:17:00 GMT
Wed, May 28 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1074

Bill Nye's 1884 collection 'Forty Liars and Other Lies' is full of wild and wooly western humor -- today we get the point of view of the very first pick of the season in 'Soliloquy of the Watermelon.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/billnye.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1073

Wed, 28 May 2008 06:15:00 GMT
Wed, May 28 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1073

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Five of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- this chapter is called 'An Inspiration' -- in which our hero gets the goods on Merlin.

Time: approx twelve minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1072

Mon, 26 May 2008 18:13:00 GMT
Mon, May 26 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1072

SUNDAY SALAD offers a couple of very short Stanley Huntley pieces from Drake's Traveller's Magazine, and Mr. Spoopendyke plans to go after some ducks in 'A Hunting Excursion' from 1883.

Time: approx nine minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1071

Mon, 26 May 2008 07:10:00 GMT
Mon, May 26 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1071

Here's another Mr. Bowser story from the first few months of the character's existence. By this time, author C. B. Lewis had pretty much gotten old Bowser down pat, and his characteristics would amuse readers for almost forty years afterward. From 1887 comes 'A Picnic.'

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1070

Mon, 26 May 2008 04:08:00 GMT
Mon, May 26 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1070

'Sketches from Texas Siftings' from 1882, by Alexander E. Sweet and John Armoy, is wrapping up for its second week with a tale of how the bigger out-of-town newspapers get the scoop on local ones in 'A News Factory.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1069

Wed, 21 May 2008 06:07:00 GMT
Wed, May 21 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1069

'Sketches from Texas Siftings' from 1882, by Alexander E. Sweet and John Armoy, is back again this week. Today we get the straight scoop on the unique weather in the Lone Star State in 'The Texas Climate.'

Time: approx six minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1068

Tue, 20 May 2008 21:05:00 GMT
Tue, May 20 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1068

'Sketches from Texas Siftings' from 1882, by Alexander E. Sweet and John Armoy, is back again this week. Today we learn the secret of acquiring a train ticket for almost nothing in 'A Foiled Book Agent.'

Time: approx five minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1067

Tue, 20 May 2008 06:03:00 GMT
Tue, May 20 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1067

'Sketches from Texas Siftings' from 1882, by Alexander E. Sweet and John Armoy, is back again this week. Today's piece describes 'That Typical Texan' and why you won't actually find him anywhere in Texas...

Time: approx five and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1066

Mon, 19 May 2008 23:40:00 GMT
Mon, May 19 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1066

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Four of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- this chapter is called 'Sir Dinadan the Humorist' -- where our hero is subjected to some truly dated, perhaps petrified humor, along with a death sentence!

Time: approx eight and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1065

Mon, 19 May 2008 06:25:00 GMT
Mon, May 19 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1065

SUNDAY SALAD features TWO Stanley Huntley stories this week -- the generation gap in politics is hammered out in the 1882 piece, 'Convincing the Governor' and a complicated issue is made even more puzzling in 'Mrs. Spoopendyke on the Tariff' from 1884.

We are definitely running out of Spoopendyke stories, but there's lots more Stanley Huntley humor available. Are you interested in continuing Sunday Salad without the Spoopendykes, or should we move on to something else? Please drop us a line and let us know!

Time: approx eleven and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1064

Sat, 17 May 2008 04:22:00 GMT
Sat, May 17 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1064

From 1887, we feature a Letter to the Editor of the Detroit Free Press complaining about Mrs. Bowser, and a fun tale we call 'Mr. Bowser Fixes Up the House.'

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1063

Thu, 15 May 2008 05:20:00 GMT
Thu, May 15 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1063

Ever wonder how newspapers made money back in the old west? Get a taste in the 1882 tale, 'He Wanted A Notice' from 'Sketches from Texas Siftings' by Alexander E. Sweet and John Armoy Knox.

Time: approx five and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1062

Wed, 14 May 2008 06:19:00 GMT
Wed, May 14 2008

Mister Ron's Basement # #1062

Another short but funny piece from 'Sketches from Texas Siftings' by Alexander E. Sweet and John Armoy Knox, published in 1882, reveals what brings folks to the Lone Star State in 'Why He Came to Texas.'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1061

Tue, 13 May 2008 05:16:00 GMT
Tue, May 13 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1061

Here's a great story from 'Sketches from Texas Siftings' by Alexander E. Sweet and John Armoy Knox, published in 1882 -- It's called 'The Texas Desperado.'

Time: approx six and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1060

Mon, 12 May 2008 05:13:00 GMT
Mon, May 12 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1060

TEXAS SIFTINGS was an enormously popular weekly newspaper created by Alexander E. Sweet and John Armoy Knox in 1881. In 1882, they published a book collecting some their best material, which we will be reading from starting this week.

Today we feature the book's Preface and a look at the man who runs the trains -- 'The Conductor.'

Time: approx eight minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1059

Sun, 11 May 2008 06:10:00 GMT
Sun, May 11 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1059

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Three of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- this chapter is called 'Knights of the Table Round' where our hero gets to hear the knights and Merlin the Magician spreading tall tales from 'the exaggeration mill.'

Mister Ron's voice seems to have returned to him, at least enough to start reading stories again!

Time: approx fifteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1058

Mon, 5 May 2008 05:08:00 GMT
Mon, May 05 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1058

SUNDAY SALAD features another rare Spoopendyke story by Stanley Huntley that originally appeared in Drake's Traveller's Magazine in 1883. It's called 'Hunt for a Nocturnal Garment in a Sleeper' and is pretty funny.

However, be warned -- Mister Ron has almost completely lost his voice from a nasty virus, and this is pretty difficult to listen to. Sorry. We will probably have to take a few days off until the frog leaves Mister Ron's throat...

Time: approx eight and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1057

Sat, 3 May 2008 05:05:00 GMT
Sat, May 03 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1057

From 1886, we hear, perhaps for the first time, a theme that C. B. Lewis used quite often in Mr. Bowser stories over the next 38 years. Lacking a title for this story, we'll call it 'Colonel Bowser.'

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1056

Thu, 1 May 2008 05:02:00 GMT
Thu, May 01 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1056

We're wrapping up a second week in a row of double-barreled Bill Nye stories!

Nye explores the science of telling one's fortune via the bumps in the head in 'Bill Nye on Phrenology' from 1884. 'Table Etiquette' from 1881 explains the proper manners one should have at a dinner in the inimitable Bill Nye manner.

Time: approx seven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/billnye.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1055

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:58:00 GMT
Wed, Apr 30 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1055

We're back with a second week in a row of Bill Nye stories, and we'll be presenting two each day!

Bill Nye often made fun of his extremely bald head. Here's a couple of hilarious pieces dealing with his lack of fuzziness -- 'The Science of Baldness' from 1886 and 'The Stage Bald-Head' from 1882.

Time: approx ten minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/billnye.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1054

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:53:00 GMT
Tue, Apr 29 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1054

We're back with a second week in a row of Bill Nye stories, and we'll be presenting two each day!

Today we explore the stuff you put in your mouth -- food! -- with two stories from 1888 -- 'Health Food' and 'Joking and Eating.'

Note -- this episode and the last few offered way too many exploding consonants due to technical difficulties -- bear with us and this problem will be solved!

Time: approx five and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/billnye.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1053

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:51:00 GMT
Mon, Apr 28 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1053

We're back with a second week in a row of Bill Nye stories, and we'll be presenting two each day!

First, from 1888, we offer Nye's commentary on Washington, DC, 'Bill Nye on the Washington Fly' then we examine the terrible combination of flies and bald-headed men in 'The Fly' from 1881.

Time: approx six minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/billnye.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1052

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:49:00 GMT
Sun, Apr 27 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1052

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Two of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- this chapter is actually called 'King Arthur's Court' -- and in it, our hero comes to the realization that he is not in a lunatic asylum, but actually thirteen hundred years in the past!

Time: approx thirteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1051

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:47:00 GMT
Sat, Apr 26 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1051

SUNDAY SALAD features THREE Stanley Huntley stories concerning shaving today -- first, an early effort from 1879 reveals 'Why Barbers Are Talkative.' Then, from 1881, a terrified customer at a barber shop gets 'A Shave.' Finally, Mr. Spoopendyke is thrown into a tizzy as he gouges his face while shaving in 'A Desperate Situation' from 1882.

Time: approx ten minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1050

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:43:00 GMT
Fri, Apr 25 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1050

Mr. Bowser makes sure everyone around him gets his own brand of medical treatment -- whether they need it or not! -- in C. B. Lewis's 1886 tale, 'Dr. Bowser.'

Time: approx eight minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1049

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:41:00 GMT
Thu, Apr 24 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1049

We have dug up some fascinating and funny short newspaper stories by Edgar Wilson Nye, whom we all know better as Bill Nye, the 19th Century Guy!

Bill Nye digs up a significant historical document, that reads more like one of George Ade's Turn-Of-Of-The-Century Fables in Slang, but honest-to-gosh, was written in 1881. It's called 'A Relic of Pocahontas.'

Time: approx five minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/billnye.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1048

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:38:00 GMT
Thu, Apr 24 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1048

We have dug up some fascinating and funny short newspaper stories by Edgar Wilson Nye, whom we all know better as Bill Nye, the 19th Century Guy!

Today we get a 19th Century lesson on birds, and singing, and bugs, and other stuff in 'Discoveries in Ornithology' from 1880.

Time: approx six minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1047

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:36:00 GMT
Tue, Apr 22 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1047

We have dug up some fascinating and funny short newspaper stories by Edgar Wilson Nye, whom we all know better as Bill Nye, the 19th Century Guy!

From 1884, Nye gives a scientific-ish analysis of the mental process called 'The Thinkist and His Think.'

Time: approx six minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1046

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:33:00 GMT
Mon, Apr 21 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1046

We have dug up some fascinating and funny short newspaper stories by Edgar Wilson Nye, whom we all know better as Bill Nye, the 19th Century Guy!

Today we feature TWO Nye pieces -- first we hear all about the information age in the 1884 tale, 'Gen. Sheridan's Horse.' Then we get some terrific suggestions for putting one's life in order in the 1881 piece, 'Advice to Young Men.'

Time: approx seven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1045

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:31:00 GMT
Sun, Apr 20 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1045

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter One of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- yes, there is an episode before this one, so go back and get it -- This one is called 'Camelot.'

Time: approx six and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1044

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:28:00 GMT
Sun, Apr 20 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1044

SUNDAY SALAD offers THREE funny Stanley Huntley stories today! First, a wild westerner visits a Brooklyn Bar looking for a taste of the real stuff in 'Couldn't Feel at Home' from 1881. Next, another, even wilder westerner visits a different Brooklyn Bar and gets a taste of the real stuff in 'A Mistake Somewhere' from 1883, and finally, Mr. Spoopendyke tries on a pair of gloves to wear at a funeral in an 1884 tale, (probably from Drake's Traveller's Magazine) called 'Rather Small for Him.'

Time: approx seventeen and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1043

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:26:00 GMT
Fri, Apr 18 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1043

'Mr. Bowser Raises Chickens' from 1886, by C. B. Lewis. What more needs to be said?

Time: approx eight minutes

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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1042

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:23:00 GMT
Thu, Apr 17 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1042

Presenting the concluding fifth part of an 1880 spoof of Jules Verne's 19th Century Science Fiction stories from Stanley Huntley, written as Verne was at the height of his career. It was serialized for three weeks in the Brooklyn Eagle.

Perhaps the funniest part of this story, our heroes are stranded on a melting iceberg in the tropics, in 'Book Five -- The Deliverance, by Jules Verne, Jr.'

Time: approx eight minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1041

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:21:00 GMT
Thu, Apr 17 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1041

Presenting the third and fourth parts of an 1880 spoof of Jules Verne's 19th Century Science Fiction stories from Stanley Huntley, written as Verne was at the height of his career. It was serialized for three weeks in the Brooklyn Eagle.

The four travelers on ice manage to acquire food, housing, and deal with wild creatures in 'Book Three -- How to Sustain Life' and 'Book Four -- An Invasion, by Jules Verne, Jr.'

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1040

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:18:00 GMT
Tue, Apr 15 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1040

Presenting the second part of an 1880 spoof of Jules Verne's 19th Century Science Fiction stories from Stanley Huntley, written as Verne was at the height of his career. It was serialized for three weeks in the Brooklyn Eagle.

Today, the four adventurers reach the Pole and must deal with the six-month long darkness in 'A Trip to the South Pole; Book Two -- The Pole' by 'Jules Verne, Jr.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

Please note that it is a sheer coincidence that Episode #1040 would appear on April 15th!

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1039

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:16:00 GMT
Mon, Apr 14 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1039

Presenting an 1880 spoof of Jules Verne's 19th Century Science Fiction stories from Stanley Huntley, written as Verne was at the height of his career. It was serialized for three weeks in the Brooklyn Eagle. We will offer it over the course of four Episodes. Here then, is 'A Trip to the South Pole; Book One' by 'Jules Verne, Jr.'

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1038

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 04:10:00 GMT
Sun, Apr 13 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1038

Today we begin a NEW Monday Book Serialization with a true classic -- Mark Twain's 1889 novel, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.' We start with the 'Preface' and 'A Word of Explanation.'

This is a long book -- expect it to take over a year reading a chapter every week. So take your time and enjoy!

Time: approx seventeen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

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The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1037

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 06:04:00 GMT
Sat, Apr 12 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1037

SUNDAY SALAD has us laying our cards on the table with TWO Stanley Huntley stories from 1883 -- first a champion poker player from Dakota fleeces a pale and innocent Brooklyn man in 'Another Ranger' then 'The Spoopendykes Play Poker' in a rare funny tale from Drake's Traveller's Magazine.

Time: approx eleven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1036

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:02:00 GMT
Fri, Apr 11 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1036

Mr. Bowser displays his stubborn brand of idiocy in a theme that would be repeated quite a few times by author C. B. Lewis (writing as M. Quad) over the next 38 years. Bowser shows his wife that 'business is business,' even when buying ladies wear in a story we call 'Making A Dress' from 1886.

This was the third Mr. Bowser story ever published.

Time: approx eight minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1035

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:01:00 GMT
Thu, Apr 10 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1035

Just for the fun of it, we're presenting a Max Adeler story from 1873 that has nothing to do with his feud with Mark Twain, but is a nifty little tale of a liar, in the spirit of the Abner Byng stories. It's called 'The Persecution of Jones' and originally appeared in the Saturday Evening Post.

Time: approx four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1034

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 05:57:00 GMT
Wed, Apr 09 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1034

The two Abner Byng stories we read in the last two episodes may have been warm-ups for today's tale, where Max Adeler attacks Mark Twain (who was known to use the pen name Carl Byng) as a phenomenal liar. Originally introduced in 'Beeton's Christmas Annual' in England back in 1878, it was finalized and included in Adeler's book 'Random Shots' in 1879. Here then, is 'The Adventures of Abner Byng; With Some Reflections Concerning Certain Moral Idiots.'

Time: approx twenty-two minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1033

Tue, 8 Apr 2008 06:54:00 GMT
Tue, Apr 08 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1033

Today we offer another Max Adeler story about the world's greatest liar, by the name of Abner Byng. Adeler had engaged in a long feud with Mark Twain, who once used the pen name of 'Carl Byng.' Were these 'Byng' stories digs at Twain?

Probably.

Today we offer a story from 1879 called 'The Most Marvelous Shooting on Record.' We previously read this tale a few years ago in Episode #211, under another title, but it does take on new meaning knowing what we know of the Twain-Adeler feud.

Time: approx six and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1032

Tue, 8 Apr 2008 01:21:00 GMT
Mon, Apr 07 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1032

Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) and Max Adeler (Charles Heber Clark) engaged in a long-running feud, with each accusing the other of plagiarism more than once. Oddly enough, the two of them attacked each other indirectly in print, using names and circumstances that would be recognized by their targets.

In our first piece from 1870, Twain attacks Adeler in the Galaxy Magazine in 1870 without mentioning him by name in 'A Literary Old Offender in Court with Suspicious Property in His Possession'

Then we offer an 1879 Adeler tale, the first of at least three where a character named Abner Byng (Twain previously had used the pen name of 'Carl Byng') is painted as the world's biggest liar. This story is called 'The Facts About Sam Snyder.'

Time: approx fourteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/maxadeler.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1031

Mon, 7 Apr 2008 05:04:00 GMT
Mon, Apr 07 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1031

Our Monday book serialization features Hugh McHugh's 1901 title, 'John Henry.' This was the first book in what became an eminently successful series. Today we present the last chapter of the book, 'John Henry Plays Progressive Euchre.'

Reuploaded with slight correction

Next Monday we will begin serializing one of the greatest funny books of all time!

Time: approx seven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1030

Sat, 5 Apr 2008 09:02:00 GMT
Sat, Apr 05 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1030

SUNDAY SALAD gives you TWO Stanley Huntley stories today. In the first tale from 1882, a professor and a medium attempt to convince a farmer of their ability to contact the spirit world in 'A Doubter.' Then, in an 1881 story, we get to meet 'Mr. Spoopendyke's Dog.'

Time: approx nine minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1029

Fri, 4 Apr 2008 04:59:00 GMT
Fri, Apr 04 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1029

Two weeks after introducing the character, C. B. Lewis, writing as M. Quad, brought back Mr. Bowser, coming much closer to his eventual development. Today we present the second Bowser story from 1886, which we call 'The System.'

Time: approx six and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1028

Thu, 3 Apr 2008 06:57:00 GMT
Thu, Apr 03 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1028

Meat or Meteors? From 1868, we present 'Brick Pomeroy's Account of the Great Meteoric Hail Storm.'

Time: approx eleven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Brick Pomeroy Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1027

Wed, 2 Apr 2008 05:55:00 GMT
Wed, Apr 02 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1027

Here's a list of, well, somewhat useful tips for having safe fun on the ice by Brick Pomeroy from 1868, called 'Hints to Skaters.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Brick Pomeroy Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1026

Tue, 1 Apr 2008 06:53:00 GMT
Tue, Apr 01 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1026

Here's a very short, and extremely funny 1870 piece by Brick Pomeroy about the strange customs of Chicago called 'Speaking of Divorces.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Brick Pomeroy Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1025

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:47:00 GMT
Mon, Mar 31 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1025

Marcus Mills ('Brick') Pomeroy wrote some truly wacky stories when he set his mind to it. From 1869, we hear about a fabulous invention, the 'Wonderful Hair-Reproducer.'

Time: approx five minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Brick Pomeroy Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1024

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 08:44:00 GMT
Sun, Mar 30 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1024

Our Monday book serialization features Hugh McHugh's 1901 title, 'John Henry.' This was the first book in what became an eminently successful series.

Our hero's actor friend wants to be in a play in a bad way -- and that's exactly how he would play it. John secures his friend a nine-act play for eighty cents in 'John Henry on Would-Be Actors.'

Time: approx six and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1023

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 03:41:00 GMT
Sat, Mar 29 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1023

SUNDAY SALAD brings you TWO funny Stanley Huntley stories from 1882 today. First we offer another episode of the 'Eagle Sunday School Library' featuring Susie Snydersklop, the devoted daughter of a missionary to the cannibals, and the Spoopendykes attempt to raise chickens in 'Building A Hen Coop.'

Time: approx ten and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1022

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 05:38:00 GMT
Sat, Mar 29 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1022

Celebrating THREE YEARS of Mister Ron's Basement with a unique and significant find!

From 1886, comes the very FIRST Mr. Bowser story, by C. B. Lewis ("M. Quad"), 'Election Day and Night.' We'll be focusing on the earliest Bowser stories in the upcoming weeks, and see how the character developed into the familiar old crank we have grown to laugh at and love...

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1021

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:33:00 GMT
Thu, Mar 27 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1021

Concluding Women's History Month with the second half of a two-part story by Rose Terry Cooke from 1881, about a woman who seemingly loves animals more than people and is stuck with a French dancing-master in her home, called 'Miss Lucinda' (Part Two of Two).

Time: approx thirty-three minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1020

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:28:00 GMT
Thu, Mar 27 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1020

Celebrating Women's History Month with another week's worth of stories by 19th Century women authors. Today's story is a bit lengthy, so we have split it into two parts. Rose Terry Cooke tells a charming tale of a woman who seems to love animals more than people in 'Miss Lucinda' (Part One of Two) from 1881.

Time: approx thirty-eight minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1019

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:25:00 GMT
Wed, Mar 26 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1019

Celebrating Women's History Month with another week's worth of stories by 19th Century women authors. Today we offer what can only be described as an (ahem) odd piece from 1864 by Katherine Kent Child Walker called 'The Total Depravity of Inanimate Things.'

Time: approx twelve and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1018

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:22:00 GMT
Mon, Mar 24 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1018

Celebrating Women's History Month with another week's worth of stories by 19th Century women authors. Today we hear about a peddler and some worn out apparel in 'The Colonel's Clothes' by Caroline Howard Gilman from 1867.

Time: approx twelve minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1017

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:20:00 GMT
Sun, Mar 23 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1017

Our Monday book serialization features Hugh McHugh's 1901 title, 'John Henry.' This was the first book in what became an eminently successful series.

Some of the humor in today's chapter may shoot past most people, but there still are some good laughs in 'John Henry Plays Pool.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1016

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 08:17:00 GMT
Sat, Mar 22 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1016

SUNDAY SALAD features TWO Stanley Huntley stories especially for Easter. First, we hear a tale of a Pastor engaged in a crucial card game with an errant Deacon in 'A New Element in Poker' from 1881, and Mr. Spoopendyke vainly attempts to haul a dozen potted plants to church in 'Easter Decorations' from 1883.

Time: approx twelve minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1015

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:12:00 GMT
Fri, Mar 21 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1015

Our favorite old crank becomes a benefactor to humanity by measuring the humidity in the sky in C. B. Lewis's 1899 story 'Mr. Bowser Making Experiments in Kites.'

Time: approx nine minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1014

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:07:00 GMT
Thu, Mar 20 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1014

March is Women's History Month! This week, we have been reading fun stories from 19th century women authors.

Lurana W. Sheldon dropped out of medical school to become a successful writer and lecturer. Today's charming story, 'Sam Stebbins' Courtship,' originally appeared in 'Penny Magazine' in 1897.

Time: approx ten minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1013

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:09:00 GMT
Wed, Mar 19 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1013

March is Women's History Month! This week, we will be reading fun stories from 19th century women authors.

Harriet Beecher Stowe is, of course, most famous for writing 'Uncle Tom's Cabin,' the best selling book of the 19th Century, which was so influential that when Abraham Lincoln met her, he remarked, 'So this is the little lady that started this war!'

But for years before writing that, she was a popular author who wrote charming, light stories. One of her funniest came from her 1846 collection, 'The Mayflower; or Sketches of Scenes and Characters Among the Descendants of the Pilgrims.' The story concerns the woes of squishing in with many other passengers in 'The Canal-Boat.'

Time: approx sixteen and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1012

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 06:00:00 GMT
Tue, Mar 18 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1012

March is Women's History Month! This week, we will be reading fun stories from 19th century women authors.

Even as a young student, Fanny Fern displayed a flair for humor. Here's a piece from her school days (circa 1820s) called 'Suggestions on Arithmetic after Cramming for an Examination.'

Time: approx four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Fanny Fern Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1011

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:54:00 GMT
Mon, Mar 17 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1011

March is Women's History Month! This week, we will be reading fun stories from 19th century women authors.

Metta Victoria Victor was one of the most popular authors of her time, writing literally hundreds of dime novels under an assortment of male and female pen names. Today, we read a selection from her 1884 book, 'A Good Boy's Diary' called 'A Cat in the Dumb Waiter.' It's an amusing tale of a mischievous boy who gets into heaps of trouble!

You can read a bit more about Mrs. Victor in the Mister Ron's Basement blog at http://misterronsbasement.blogspot.com/2008/03/metta-victoria-victor.html

Time: approx sixteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1010

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:50:00 GMT
Sun, Mar 16 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1010

Our Monday book serialization features Hugh McHugh's 1901 title, 'John Henry.' This was the first book in what became an eminently successful series.

Today, our hero takes a challenge from a literate friend and pounds out a novel in 'John Henry's Literature.'

Time: approx nine minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Mister Ron's Basement #1009

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 06:47:00 GMT
Sat, Mar 15 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1009

SUNDAY SALAD presents TWO Stanley Huntley stories -- In the first one from 1880, two old codgers swap ferocious winter stories in 'Early Cold Snaps' and the second piece is a rarer than rare find -- an 1883 Spoopendyke tale that apparently first saw print in Bill Nye's Laramie (Wyoming) Boomerang, called 'Spoopendyke and the Fiddle.'

Time: approx nine minutes

Why is this Frederic Opper cover here? Listen and find out!

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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Mister Ron's Basement #1008

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:44:00 GMT
Fri, Mar 14 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1008

From 1900, 'Mr. Bowser Goes into Private Theatricals - and Out Again' by C. B. Lewis. Also, we have an intriguing announcement for Mr. Bowser fans! Time: approx nine minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1007

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 06:40:00 GMT
Thu, Mar 13 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1007

Our final Max Adeler story for the week concerns a disguised cistern, a deathly case of mistaken identity, and a phony telegram in 'Mr. Toombs, the Undertaker' from the 1879 book 'Random Shots.'

Time: approx sixteen minutes

A. B. Frost

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/maxadeler.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1006

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:36:00 GMT
Wed, Mar 12 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1006

Max Adeler (Charles Heber Clark) was a master of building up a story -- his tales would start off somewhat amusing, then get funnier and funnier as they rolled along. 'Jerome Pinnickson's Mother-In-Law' from 1879 is a classic example of this, building to a jaw-dropping conclusion that will leave you in stitches.

Time: approx twenty-four and a half minutes

A. B. Frost

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/maxadeler.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1005

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 06:33:00 GMT
Tue, Mar 11 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1005

Max Adeler had a sharp insight into the hilarity that ensued among the living when dealing with the death of a loved one, or two, or three, as we see in 'Mr. Fisher's Bereavement' from 'Random Shots,' published in 1879.

Time: approx fourteen minutes

A. B. Frost

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/maxadeler.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1004

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:27:00 GMT
Mon, Mar 10 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1004

Max Adeler's 1879 book 'Random Shots' offered some of the funniest stories ever written. Here's a delightful tale that starts off silly and builds to extreme hilarity . It's called 'How Jack Forbes Was Avenged.'

Time: approx twenty-nine minutes

This beautifully drawn funny picture by A. B. Frost is even funnier after you've heard the story!

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/maxadeler.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1003

Sun, 9 Mar 2008 05:25:00 GMT
Sun, Mar 09 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1003

Our Monday book serialization features Hugh McHugh's 1901 title, 'John Henry.' This was the first book in what became an eminently successful series.

In today's chapter, our hero brings the Love of His Life to a high-class beanery in 'John Henry on Butting In.'

Time: approx nine minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1002

Sat, 8 Mar 2008 08:23:00 GMT
Sat, Mar 08 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1002

SUNDAY SALAD presents two extremely funny Stanley Huntley stories -- first, a Brooklyn policeman sorts out an argument on a snowy street in 'As to the Right of Way' from 1881. Next we offer one of Mister Ron's favorite Huntley pieces, 'Spoopendyke at the Falls' which originally appeared in Drake's Travellers' Magazine in 1884.

Time: approx fifteen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1001

Fri, 7 Mar 2008 08:21:00 GMT
Fri, Mar 07 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1001

Mr. Bowser tells some extremely tall tales, to the consternation of Mrs. Bowser in C. B. Lewis's 1915 story, 'Why Bowser Exaggerates'

Time: approx seven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1000 (Part Three of Three)

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:17:00 GMT
Thu, Feb 28 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1000 (Part Three)

EPISODE #1000 -- 'The Stanley Huntley Story' is so BIG that we have to present it in THREE PARTS!

Today, we offer Part Three, featuring a detailed look at Huntley's humorous writing for the Brooklyn Eagle, the invention of 'Spoopendyke' and a array of funny stories. We also are presenting Huntley's 1880 Brooklyn Eagle interview with Reverend Henry Ward Beecher, a truly fascinating newspaper piece. The episode wraps up with a look at Florence Huntley's life and writing after Stanley's death.

Time: approx ONE HOUR and seven minutes

We will be taking a hiatus for about a week, and then we will be back with lots more of the funniest stories from the Public Domain...

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1000 (Part Two of Three)

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:11:00 GMT
Wed, Feb 27 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1000 (Part Two)

EPISODE #1000 -- 'The Stanley Huntley Story' is so BIG that we have to present it in THREE PARTS!

Today we present Part Two, Stanley Huntley's legendary 1879 interview with Sitting Bull in the Canadian wilderness for the Chicago Tribune, and the fascinating aftermath.

Please note -- A major typographical error from the original publication of this story in 1879 has been corrected in this upload. There is a fascinating story behind this error, and you can read about it at the Mister Ron's Basement blog at http://misterronsbasement.blogspot.com/2008/02/episode-1000-erratum.html

Part Three will concentrate on Huntley's brief tenure as the humorist for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, where he created the immortal Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke, and will also include the twists and turns of fate that sent his widow Florence Huntley into strange paths as an author.

Time: approx ONE HOUR and two minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #1000 (Part One of Three)

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:07:00 GMT
Tue, Feb 26 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #1000 (Part One)

EPISODE #1000 -- 'The Stanley Huntley Story' is so BIG that we have to present it in THREE PARTS!

Today, we offer Part One -- concerning Huntley's early years as a remarkable reporter in New York, St. Louis, Washington, DC, and as the owner-editor of the Bismarck Tribune in 1878-79 -- the wildest newspaper ever published!

A minor error that was in the originally uploaded Episode has been corrected!

Part Two will feature Huntley's legendary interview with Sitting Bull, and the aftermath, and Part Three will concentrate on his brief tenure as the humorist for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, where he created the immortal Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke, and will also include the twists and turns of fate that sent his widow Florence Huntley into strange paths as an author.

Time: approx ONE HOUR and three minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #999

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 06:05:00 GMT
Sun, Feb 24 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #999

Our Monday book serialization features Hugh McHugh's 1901 title, 'John Henry.' This was the first book in what became an eminently successful series.

In today's chapter, our hero is stuck being surrounded by chattering ladies in 'John Henry in a Street Car.'

Time: approx seven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #998

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 06:02:00 GMT
Sat, Feb 23 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #998

SUNDAY SALAD features TWO Stanley Huntley pieces -- first, in an 1883 story, a Montana man attempts 'Tapering Off' and in a story of which we have been unable to ascertain the original publication date, we offer 'Spoopendyke Contemplating His Last Moments.'

Time: approx eleven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #997

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:00:00 GMT
Fri, Feb 22 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #997

Our favorite old crank rounds up 'wavering' voters to avert the 'downfall of America' in C. B. Lewis's hilarious 1900 romp we call 'Mr. Bowser Saves the Country.'

Time: approx ten minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #996

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:59:00 GMT
Thu, Feb 21 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #996

A last bit of sunny skies for the week, as this piece from George W. Peck's 1882 book 'Peck's Sunshine' warns of the catastrophe awaiting raw oyster eaters in 'A Trying Situation.'

Time: approx four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html

Mister Ron's Basement #995

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:57:00 GMT
Wed, Feb 20 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #995

The sun is shining here in the Basement!

From George W. Peck's 1882 collection, 'Peck's Sunshine,' we get a lesson on 'The Uses of A Paper Bag.'

Time: approx four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html

Mister Ron's Basement #994

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:55:00 GMT
Wed, Feb 20 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #994

Peck's Sunshine is brightening our days again this week!

From the 1882 book by George W. Peck, we present an inside look at the utter scandal regarding counterfeit meat in 'Spurious Tripe.'

Time: approx three minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html

Mister Ron's Basement #993

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:53:00 GMT
Mon, Feb 18 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #993

We're spreading a bit more of Peck's Sunshine again this week!

From George W. Peck's 1882 collection, we offer a story concerning the kind of tasty treat that you can only get at a Railroad Station, in the tale, 'All About A Sandwich.'

Time: approx six minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html

Mister Ron's Basement #992

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 07:51:00 GMT
Sun, Feb 17 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #992

Our newest Monday book serialization is Hugh McHugh's 1901 title, 'John Henry.' We've read from other McHugh books featuring the character before, but this time around we will be offering the entire first book in the series.

In today's chapter, John Henry plunks down more than he can afford to take his sweetheart to a play in a language he can't understand in 'John Henry at the Theater.'

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #991

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 06:45:00 GMT
Sat, Feb 16 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #991

SUNDAY SALAD features TWO great Stanley Huntley stories involving opening and shutting windows in railroad and street cars today -- first, a truly obnoxious woman drives a streetcar conductor nuts in 'An Uneasy Fare' from 1882. Then Mr. Spoopendyke tries to oblige his wife on board a railroad car in 'He Works at a Car Window', originally printed in the hard-to-find Drake's Traveller's Magazine in 1884.

Time: approx nine minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #990

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:49:00 GMT
Fri, Feb 15 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #990

Mr. Bowser demonstrates his superior memory powers to Mrs. Bowser in 'Matching Memories' from 1895.

Time: approx eight minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #989

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:27:00 GMT
Thu, Feb 14 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #989

We are featuring insanely funny short pieces by George W. Peck this week, all from his 1882 collection, 'Peck's Sunshine.'

This extremely short story may be among the funniest we've ever presented. They sure don't write 'em like 'The Queerest Name' any more.

Time: approx four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html

Mister Ron's Basement #988

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:25:00 GMT
Wed, Feb 13 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #988

We are featuring ludicrously funny short pieces by George W. Peck this week, all from his 1882 collection, 'Peck's Sunshine.'

Today's tale concerns a group of newspapermen anxious to help the police in a story called 'Police Searching Women.'

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html

Mister Ron's Basement #987

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:23:00 GMT
Tue, Feb 12 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #987

We are featuring silly but funny short pieces by George W. Peck this week, all from his 1882 collection, 'Peck's Sunshine.'

There are many wonderful places for travelers to stay while on a journey. 'An Iowa Hotel' is not one of them.

Time: approx three and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html

Mister Ron's Basement #986

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 06:17:00 GMT
Mon, Feb 11 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #986

We are featuring wonderfully funny short pieces by George W. Peck this week, all from his 1882 collection, 'Peck's Sunshine.'

We get things rolling with a cautionary tale called 'A Female Knight of Pythias.'

Your comments, as always, are welcome.

Time: approx two and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html

Mister Ron's Basement #985

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:14:00 GMT
Sun, Feb 10 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #985

Our Monday book serialization is George Ade's 1903 collection, 'In Babel -- Stories of Chicago.' The stories in this book range from the hysterically funny to the pathetically sad. Altogether, they paint a fascinating portrait of turn-of-the-last-century Chicago.

Today we offer the very last chapter of the book -- a charming tale of a seventeen minute 'L' Train trip called 'When Father Meets Father.'

Time: approx twelve and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html

Mister Ron's Basement #984

Sat, 9 Feb 2008 08:12:00 GMT
Sat, Feb 09 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #984

SUNDAY SALAD features TWO Stanley Huntley stories today -- in the first, an inventor attempts to get publicity for an invention that allows people to leap over tall buildings in a single bound in 'A Benefactor of his Race' from 1882, and Mr. Spoopendyke brings home a nifty contraption in 'Spoopendyke Buys A Printing Press.'

Time: approx twelve and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Mister Ron's Basement #983

Fri, 8 Feb 2008 06:10:00 GMT
Fri, Feb 08 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #983

Mr. Bowser spends a weekday off work, sitting in his yard and dealing with assorted nuisances who come by in 'Bowser's One Day,' written in 1903 by C. B. Lewis.

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html

Mister Ron's Basement #982

Thu, 7 Feb 2008 09:08:00 GMT
Thu, Feb 07 2008

Mister Ron's Basement #982

M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) wrote a variety of humorous stories over his lengthy career. This week, we are featuring some of his short American Fables from the 1884 collection, 'Sawed-Off Sketches.'

Today's fable is short but quite funny. It's called 'The Cat Died.'

Time: approx three minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/quad.html

The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html