Mister Ron's Basement II
Exploring the Universe of Public Domain Humor, featuring the greatest writers in the world, seven days a week! Indexed at http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
Sat, Mar 31 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #682

SUNDAY SALAD presents a double shot of Stanley Huntley -- First, a truly funny article from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle about Huntley's days in Bismark, Dakota Territory, that appeared twelve years after his death -- 'Stan Huntley's Freaks' (1897) -- and an 1880 Spoopendyke tale -- 'In the Surf.'

Time: approx seventeen 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

Direct download: revry-2007-03-31.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 5:34am EDT

Fri, Mar 30 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #681

Mr. Bowser decides to cure his consumption with a medicinal bath in C. B. Lewis's story, 'Mister Bowser's Ailments' from 1902.

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

Direct download: revry-2007-03-30.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:32am EDT

Thu, Mar 29 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #680

We Celebrate TWO YEARS of the funniest stories from the Public Domain with the SECRETS of how Mister Ron gets his stories!



We did get a winner in our Mystery Story contest in this episode -- the story was correctly identified as 'Pure Logic' by Ellis Parker Butler! Listen to Episode #712 for further info..

Time: approx twenty and a half minutes

Mister Ron Special Video Greeting from Bud Grace

Bud Grace, the cartoonist responsible for foisting 'The Piranha Club' comic strip to the public for the last twenty years, has sent video Birthday Greetings to Mister Ron's Basement.

Click here and see it for yourself...

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/

Direct download: revry-2007-03-29.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:26am EDT

Wed, Mar 28 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #679

Episode Number 680 (coming this week) will celebrate TWO YEARS of Mister Ron's Basement by revealing the secrets of how and where Mister Ron finds all these great old stories!



So this week, we will have stories about secrets -- Today's is a special, absolutely hilarious story (one of the funniest we've ever done) of a carefully revealed secret, found in Thomas Chandler Haliburton's 1852 collection of folk tales, 'Traits of American Humor' -- 'Bob Lee.'

Time: approx thirty minutes

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

Direct download: revry-2007-03-28.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:10pm EDT

Tue, Mar 27 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #678

Episode Number 680 (coming this week) will celebrate TWO YEARS of Mister Ron's Basement by revealing the secrets of how and where Mister Ron finds all these great old stories!

So this week, we will have stories about secrets -- Today we bring you a George Ade Fable revealing the Secret of Happiness -- 'The Unhappy Financier and the Discontented Rube' from 1904.

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 Ade Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html

Direct download: revry-2007-03-27.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:05pm EDT

Mon, Mar 26 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #677

Episode Number 680 (coming this week) will celebrate TWO YEARS of Mister Ron's Basement by revealing the secrets of how and where Mister Ron finds all these great old stories!

So this week, we will have stories about secrets -- starting with Robert J. Burdette's 1877 tale of two boys straining to keep a secret --

'A Candid Confession.'

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

Direct download: revry-2007-03-26.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 1:03am EDT

Sun, Mar 25 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #676

Our Monday book serialization is Ellis Parker Butler's 'The Cheerful Smugglers' from 1908. Today we present the next-to-last part, Chapter Ten -- 'Tariff Reform' -- where the existence of The Republic of Bobberts' Tariff comes to a vote!

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/

Direct download: revry-2007-03-25a.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:42pm EDT

Sun, Mar 25 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #675

Three Stanley Huntley stories grace our SUNDAY SALAD feature today -- 'A Big Game' from 1883 describes the most insane baseball game of all time, 'Hard to Convince Him' from 1882 reveals how the religious editor would write up a baseball game, and 'Reviewing the Situation' from 1882 gives insight into Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke's somewhat conflicted views of religion.

Time: approx sixteen 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

Direct download: revry-2007-03-25.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:38am EDT

Fri, Mar 23 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #674

Mr. Bowser displays his unique talents as a babysitter in C. B. Lewis's 1902 tale, 'Mr. Bowser's Stories.'

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 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

Direct download: revry-2007-03-23.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 1:36am EDT

Thu, Mar 22 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #673

We are celebrating Women's History Month with stories by 19th Century Women Writers. Lucretia Peabody Hale wrote stories for kids that brought laughter to all ages -- and still do! Today's tale from 1886 concerns a girl's truly sweet desire in 'Carrie's Three Wishes.'



Time: approx twenty 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

Direct download: revry-2007-03-22.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:31am EDT

Wed, Mar 21 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #672

We are celebrating Women's History Month with stories by 19th Century Women Writers. Kate Sanborn wrote a fascinating overview of women's humor in her 1885 book 'Wit of Women.' She was an accomplished humorist herself. Today, from her 1894 book 'Abandoning an Adopted Farm,' she discloses the techniques of an unending stream of salespeople in 'Unpleasant Visitors.'

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

Direct download: revry-2007-03-21.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 3:28am EDT

Tue, Mar 20 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #671

We are celebrating Women's History Month with stories by 19th Century Women Writers. Today we feature a piece by Mary Abigail Dodge, who wrote sharp and satirical essays under the pen name of Gail Hamilton. From her 1867 book 'Wool-Gathering,' we pack for a train trip, and enjoy the attractions of hotels in Albany and Niagara Falls.

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

Direct download: revry-2007-03-20.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:25am EDT

Mon, Mar 19 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #670

We are celebrating Women's History Month with stories by 19th Century Women Writers, starting off with Fanny Fern and her 1854 piece on 'American Ladies.'

Time: approx four 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

Direct download: revry-2007-03-19.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:23am EDT

Sun, Mar 18 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #669

Our Monday book serialization is Ellis Parker Butler's 'The Cheerful Smugglers' from 1908. Today we present Chapter Nine, 'Bobberts Intervenes' wherein a couple of falls take place, and water is boiled.

Time: approx fourteen minutes

Please join us as Mister Ron's Basement celebrates Two Years of the Funniest Stories from the Public Domain real soon, in Episode #680, where we will reveal some of the SECRETS of how we do this podcast! Get the scoop on where we find the stories, and Much More! Send us a Birthday Greeting (either text or mp3) and we'll read it on the show...

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/

Direct download: revry-2007-03-18.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:21am EDT

Sat, Mar 17 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #668

In today's SUNDAY SALAD, Mr. Spoopendyke erupts like a volcano trying to hold his pants up in the 1880 Stanley Huntley story, 'Spoopendyke's Suspenders.'

Time: approx six and a half minutes

Please join us as Mister Ron's Basement celebrates Two Years of the Funniest Stories from the Public Domain real soon, in Episode #680, where we will reveal some of the SECRETS of how we do this podcast! Get the scoop on where we find the stories, and Much More! Send us a Birthday Greeting (either text or mp3) and we'll read it on the show...

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

Direct download: revry-2007-03-17.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 7:18am EDT

Fri, Mar 16 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #667

In "Bowser Wins Again" from 1921, by C. B. Lewis, we see that once in a while, somehow or other, the old guy occasionally does succeed...

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

Direct download: revry-2007-03-16.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:16am EDT

Thu, Mar 15 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #666

From James M. Bailey's 1874 'Danbury News Man's Almanac' comes the tale of a trusting young boy, a team of oxen, and a nasty dentist in 'A Tooth That Was Pulled.'

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 James M. Bailey Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/jamesmbailey.html

Direct download: revry-2007-03-15.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:15am EDT

Wed, Mar 14 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #665

James M. Bailey presents a charming, yet cautionary tale from 1874, 'The Wrong Way to Pick Up A Snapping Turtle.'

Time: approx four 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

Direct download: revry-2007-03-14.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:13am EDT

Tue, Mar 13 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #664

From the 1874 'Danbury News Man's Almanac' by James M. Bailey comes one of Mister Ron's favorite stories -- 'The Cologne Bottle.'



Time: approx four 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

Direct download: revry-2007-03-13.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 6:11am EDT

Mon, Mar 12 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #663

Since the days of Ben Franklin, one of the great sources of American humor was the Almanac. James M. Bailey, known for his fun stories found in the Danbury News (in Connecticut) back in the 1870s, also published a genuine almanac, featuring his witty observations.

This week, we will be spotlighting some of those from 'The Danbury News Man's Almanac' published in 1874. Today, we buy a suit, and bring it back.

And bring it back.

And bring it back.

All in the story 'Getting Clothes.'

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

Direct download: revry-2007-03-12.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:09am EDT

Sun, Mar 11 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #662

Our Monday book serialization is Ellis Parker Butler's 'The Cheerful Smugglers' from 1908. Today we present Chapter Eight, 'The Field of Dishonor,' where Billy, Kitty, Laura, and even Little Bobberts wait for Mr. Fenelby at the train station.

And wait.

And wait.

Time: approx eleven 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/

Direct download: revry-2007-03-11.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:06pm EDT

Sat, Mar 10 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #661

In today's SUNDAY SALAD, Mr. Spoopendyke dazzles his wife with a feat of prestidigitation in Stanley Huntley's 1880 story, 'A Simple Trick at Cards.'

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 Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Direct download: revry-2007-03-10.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 1:04pm EDT

Fri, Mar 09 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #660

Today we feature one of the later (and still pretty funny) Mr. Bowser stories from 1921 -- 'Mr. Bowser is Ruined' 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

Direct download: revry-2007-03-09.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 1:02pm EDT

Thu, Mar 08 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #659

Bill Nye tells us about how a medical miracle man and a C.O.D. Divorce Lawyer help each other out in 'A Great Benefactor' from the posthumously published 1901 book 'Bill Nye's Sparks.'

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

Direct download: revry-2007-03-08.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:00am EDT

Wed, Mar 07 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #658

Bill Nye gives some fascinating advice to a fledgling pharmacist in 'The Drug Business in Kansas.'

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

Direct download: revry-2007-03-07.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 1:59pm EDT

Tue, Mar 06 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #657

Bill Nye, the 19th Century Guy, solves a mysterious cipher and proves who he is to a bank teller in the tale 'The Perils of Identification.'

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 Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/billnye.html

Direct download: revry-2007-03-06a.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 5:56pm EDT

Tue, Mar 06 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #656

Bill Nye presages a flood of twentieth century tongue-in-cheek advice columnists with his 'Answers to Correspondents,' published in the 1901 collection, 'Bill Nye's Sparks.'

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 Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/billnye.html

Direct download: revry-2007-03-06.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 1:39am EDT

Sun, Mar 04 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #655

Our Sunday Salad features TWO Stanley Huntley stories this time around -- 'Wanted Him to Feel at Home' from 1882, concerning the making of an American visitor abroad feel comfortable, and Mr. Spoopendyke takes up bird hunting 'In the Role of Sportsman' from 1881.

Our usual Monday book serialization is postponed for a week -- hang tight folks!

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

Direct download: revry-2007-03-04.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:37am EDT

Fri, Mar 02 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #654

Mr. Bowser explores his considerable Brain Power in the 1902 tale 'Control of Body and Mind' by C. B. Lewis.

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 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

Direct download: revry-2007-03-02.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:31am EDT

Thu, Mar 01 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #653

Wrapping up a week of short tales by Elbert Hubbard with a story of a man with an Enquiring Mind -- 'Hubby Was Suspicious,' published by the Roycrofters in 1920.

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

Direct download: revry-2007-03-01.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 1:29am EDT

Wed, Feb 28 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #652

One of the funniest stories we've ever featured in the Basement -- Elbert Hubbard's tale of a grouchy, sick man, and a young friend ready to cure his ills with a dose of Sunshine -- 'An Undertaker's Tale,' published by the Roycrofters in 1920.

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

Direct download: revry-2007-02-28.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:27pm EDT