Mister Ron's Basement II
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Wed, Jan 31 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #625

Stories with a touch of slapstick take the spotlight in the Basement this week. From 1866, Robert Barry Coffin (writing under the pen name of Barry Gray) takes us on a pleasant train ride, with sparkling conversation, and a chicken on the loose.

Time: approx eleven and a half minutes

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Direct download: revry-2007-01-31.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:54am EDT

Tue, Jan 30 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #624

Stories with a touch of slapstick take the spotlight in the Basement this week. From 1874, Max Adeler tells a tale of his serving-maid, and a floor full of wet cement in 'A Captive Maiden.'



Time: approx five 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

Direct download: revry-2007-01-30.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:51am EDT

Mon, Jan 29 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #623

Stories with a touch of slapstick take the spotlight in the Basement this week. We start with Charles Battell Loomis's 1902 tale of a gathering in which everything that could go wrong does -- 'Mrs. Bidwell's Tea.'

Time: approx nineteen 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:

http://ronevry.com/charlesbattellloomis.html

Direct download: revry-2007-01-29.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:48pm EDT

Sun, Jan 28 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #622

Our Monday book serialization is Ellis Parker Butler's 'The Cheerful Smugglers' from 1908. Today we present Chapter Four, 'Billy.'

Time: approx twelve 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/

Direct download: revry-2007-01-28a.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:46pm EDT

Sun, Jan 28 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #621

Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke go over their bills for the month in 'Straightening the Accounts' by Stanley Huntley from 1880.

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:

http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html

Direct download: revry-2007-01-28.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 3:44am EDT

Sat, Jan 27 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #620

Join Mr. and Mrs. Bowser for a friendly family game of cards in 'The Bowsers Play Poker' by C. B. Lewis from 1902.

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

Direct download: revry-2007-01-27.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:42am EDT

Thu, Jan 25 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #619

This week we are reading stories about Winter and wintery weather. From 1891, Bill Nye relates a yarn about a sudden September snowstorm on a summit in 'A Mountain Snowstorm.'

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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Direct download: revry-2007-01-25.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:39am EDT

Wed, Jan 24 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #618

This week we are reading stories about Winter and wintery weather. While it is nice to stay warm inside during the coldest days of the season, your gas bill can sometimes go haywire, as in Max Adeler's 1870 yarn, 'An Unruly Meter.'

Time: approx five 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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Direct download: revry-2007-01-24.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:37pm EDT

Tue, Jan 23 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #617

This week we are reading stories about Winter and wintery weather. A small patch of snow on the sidewalk triggers a fascinating tale in O Henry's 1906 story 'Lost On Dress Parade.'

Time: approx fourteen and a half 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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Direct download: revry-2007-01-23.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:34pm EDT

Mon, Jan 22 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #616

This week we are reading stories about Winter and wintery weather. Today, we feature Marcus Mills ('Brick') Pomeroy's tale of embarrassment and aggravation in 'Our First Excercise In Skating' from 1868.

Time: approx seven 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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Direct download: revry-2007-01-22.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:32am EDT

Sun, Jan 21 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #615

Our Monday book serialization is Ellis Parker Butler's 'The Cheerful Smugglers' from 1908. Today we present Chapter Three, 'Kitty's Trunks."

Time: approx eighteen 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/

Direct download: revry-2007-01-21.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:29am EDT

Sat, Jan 20 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #614

'Sunday Salad' offers a look at the 1880 Presidential contest from the oblique (and exasperating) point of view of Mrs. Spoopendyke in Stanley Huntley's story, 'Women In Politics.'

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

Direct download: revry-2007-01-20.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 5:27am EDT

Fri, Jan 19 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #613

'Mr. Bowser Tunes the Piano' -- Needless to say, this turns out about as expected -- but that's one of the things we all love about the cranky old gent. From 1902, by C. B. Lewis.

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

Direct download: revry-2007-01-19.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 6:25am EDT

Thu, Jan 18 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #612

Some good advice for attendees of the National Game in the entry from the 1905 book, 'The Silly Syclopedia' -- 'Baseball -- Being A Guide for the Grouchy Grandstandee.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Direct download: revry-2007-01-18.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:23am EDT

Wed, Jan 17 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #611

Hungry? The High Price of Food was dealt with by the 1905 book 'The Silly Syclopedia' (by Noah Lott, of course), in the featured listing, 'The Poor Man's Cook Book.' Take notes and set the table!

Time: approx eleven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Direct download: revry-2007-01-17.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:21am EDT

Tue, Jan 16 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #610

Another entry from 'The Silly Syclopedia' by (ahem) Noah Lott, from 1905 -- 'Insomnia.'

Time: approx five and a half minutes

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Direct download: revry-2007-01-16.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 8:20am EDT

Mon, Jan 15 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #609

Back in 1905, the Dillingham Co. published a strange volume called 'The Silly Syclopedia' by 'Noah Lott' (whoever he was). From that book comes a list of rules for those newfangled things -- 'Automobiles.'

Time: approx seven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Direct download: revry-2007-01-15.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:18am EDT

Sun, Jan 14 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #608

Our Monday book serialization is Ellis Parker Butler's 'The Cheerful Smugglers' from 1908. Today we present Chapter Two, 'The Box of Bon-Bons."

Time: approx sixteen 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/

Direct download: revry-2007-01-14.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:16am EDT

Sat, Jan 13 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #607

'Sunday Salad' presents TWO Stanley Huntley stories today -- the first details the visit of a dignitary from Bismark, South Dakota to a Manhattan Beach Clam House, with a poker player's perspective in 'Society in Dakota' and the second, a fun Spoopendyke story, 'A Friendly Game of Checkers,' both from 1880.

Time: approx sixteen minutes

NOTE -- Curtis Eriksmoen of the Fargo-Moorhead Forum newspaper has written a fascinating three part article concerning Stanley and Florence Huntley -- the segments can be found by searching for "Spoopendyke" at http://www.in-forum.com.NOTE -- The Forum charges to read articles more than a week old!

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

Direct download: revry-2007-01-13.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:09am EDT

Fri, Jan 12 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #606

'Mr. Bowser Buys A Cow' by C. B. Lewis, from 1902. Need we say any more?

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

Direct download: revry-2007-01-12.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 1:07am EDT

Thu, Jan 11 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #605

An assortment of strangers on a railroad smoking car find they have a common interest in a mysterious murder, in Charles Battell Loomis's 1906 story 'Mystery Train.'

Time: approx six 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:

http://ronevry.com/charlesbattellloomis.html

Direct download: revry-2007-01-11.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:05pm EDT

Wed, Jan 10 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #604

Charles Battell Loomis registers his complaint over the bane of husbands everywhere in a piece from his 1906 book 'Cheer Up' -- 'Housecleaning.'

Time: approx seven 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:

http://ronevry.com/charlesbattellloomis.html

Direct download: revry-2007-01-10.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 6:03am EDT

Tue, Jan 09 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #603

A truly delightful suggestion by Charles Battell Loomis from his 1906 book 'Cheer Up!' -- 'Kindness Day.'

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:

http://ronevry.com/charlesbattellloomis.html

Direct download: revry-2007-01-09.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:01am EDT

Mon, Jan 08 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #602

'Make Your Wife Happy' is the subject of Charles Battell Loomis's piece on telephones from his 1906 book 'Cheer Up!'

Time: approx five 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

Direct download: revry-2007-01-08.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 8:58am EDT

Sun, Jan 07 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #601

Presenting a new book serialization on Mondays -- 'The Cheerful Smugglers' by Ellis Parker Butler, from 1908 -- today, the Fenelby family sets up their own nation, 'The Commonwealth of Bobberts,' and set to arranging tariffs and representation in Chapter One, 'The Fenelby Tariff.'

Time: approx seventeen 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-2007-01-07.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:53am EDT

Sat, Jan 06 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #600

EPISODE #600!!!!! Break out the Iced Cream and Cake!



Today's 'Sunday Salad' Spoopendyke story by Stanley Huntley studies the effects of a minor annoyance that turns into an explosive situation in 'A Trifling Inconvenience' from 1880.

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

Direct download: revry-2007-01-06.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 7:10am EDT

Fri, Jan 05 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #599

Mr. Bowser recognizes the reincarnation of a dear departed friend in a stray cur dog in C. B. Lewis's 1902 tale, 'Transmigration of Souls.'

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-2007-01-05.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 7:08am EDT

Thu, Jan 04 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #598

George Horatio Derby returns to the Basement this week, with a selection of classic humorous stories from his 1865 collection, 'The Squibob Papers.' Today, we take a fresh look at that newfangled invention, in 'Sewing Machines -- Feline Attachment.'

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 Horatio Derby Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/derby.html

Direct download: revry-2007-01-04.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 3:06am EDT

Wed, Jan 03 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #597

George Horatio Derby returns to the Basement this week, with a selection of classic humorous stories from his 1865 collection, 'The Squibob Papers.' Today, we intercept a missive from a miner to his betrothed in 'A California Model Love Letter.'

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 Horatio Derby Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/derby.html

Direct download: revry-2007-01-03.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 5:04am EDT

Tue, Jan 02 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #596

George Horatio Derby returns to the Basement this week, with a selection of classic humorous stories from his 1865 collection, 'The Squibob Papers.' Join us today for a thrilling spectacle of "three hundred tewth carpenters' on the march in 'The Massachusetts Dental Association.'

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 Horatio Derby Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/derby.html

Direct download: revry-2007-01-02.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 3:02am EDT

Mon, Jan 01 2007

Mister Ron's Basement #595

George Horatio Derby returns to the Basement this week, with a selection of classic humorous stories from his 1865 collection, 'The Squibob Papers.' Today's piece lays out plans for a significant civic endeavor -- 'The Great Railroad Project.'

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 Horatio Derby Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/derby.html

Direct download: revry-2007-01-01.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 1:59am EDT