Sat, Sep 22 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #854 'Bowser Has A Corn' by C. B. Lewis from 1902. What else needs to be said? 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...
Thu, Sep 20 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #853 'Eediotic Etiquette' offering the rules of proper civilized behavior, was written in 1906 by Gideon Wurdz (Charles Wayland Towne). Today's piece lets you know how to fit in properly when you are invited to 'Balls.' 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
Wed, Sep 19 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #852 'Eediotic Etiquette' a guide to propriety and formalities from 1906 by Gideon Wurdz (Charles Wayland Towne) is featured in the Basement this week. Today we offer some useful guidelines for sending out announcements when the stork pays a visit -- it's called 'Births.' 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...
Tue, Sep 18 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #851 'Eediotic Etiquette' the 1906 Manual of Manners by Gideon Wurdz (Charles Wayland Towne) is featured in the Basement this week. Today's lesson in decorum concerns the proper social rules regarding 'Kissing.' 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
Tue, Sep 18 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #850 This is our 850th Episode!!!!! This week, we explore the 1906 Manual of Manners by Gideon Wurdz (Charles Wayland Towne) called 'Eediotic Etiquette.' Today's lesson in propriety deals with 'Art Exhibits.' 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
Sun, Sep 16 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #849 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's story is of a working class family elevated despite themselves by no-nonsense daughter named Rosie in 'Best of the Farleys.' Time: approx eleven minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full ...
Sat, Sep 15 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #848 SUNDAY SALAD presents TWO Stanley Huntley stories about death (sort of). In the first, a widower discusses his wife's burial services with the editor of the newspaper in 'The Bottom Facts About the Funeral' from 1882, then Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke have a wacky political discussion in 'A Dead Lock' from 1881. This story is a shining example of the classic comic character of Mrs. Spoopendyke, undoubtedly an influence on on Gracie Allen, years later. Time...
Fri, Sep 14 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #847 Mr. Bowser defies his wife and a curious crowd to come to the aid of a feline in a tree in 'Rescuing the Cat' by C. B. Lewis 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.htm...
Thu, Sep 13 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #846 Fanny Fern wrote her weekly column for the New York Ledger right until her death in 1872. This week we will feature some of her writings from the 1870 collection 'Ginger Snaps.' Fanny Fern's granddaughter Ethel Thomson (later changed to Ethel Parton), who was eight years old in 1870, used incidents from today's story in her first novel, 'Melissa Ann -- A Little Girl of the 1820s' which she wrote over sixty years later in 1931! Today's tale is called 'A...
Thu, Sep 13 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #845 Fanny Fern wrote her weekly column for the New York Ledger right until her death in 1872. This week we will feature some of her writings from the 1870 collection 'Ginger Snaps.' One of Fanny's fellow Ledger columnists was the Reverend Henry Ward Beecher. Sometimes they would comment on each other's writings, such as today's piece about giving children candy -- 'A Sermon to Plymouth Pulpit.' Time: approx six minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalo...
Wed, Sep 12 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #844 Fanny Fern wrote her weekly column for the New York Ledger right until her death in 1872. This week we will feature some of her writings from the 1870 collection 'Ginger Snaps.' Today, Fanny compares and contrasts for us, 'Two Kinds of Women.' 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 Fanny Fern Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Fanny_Fer...
Tue, Sep 11 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #843 Fanny Fern wrote her weekly column for the New York Ledger right until her death in 1872. This week we will feature some of her writings from the 1870 collection 'Ginger Snaps.' Today, Fanny lets us know how she would run a newspaper in 'A Bid for An Editorship.' Time: approx six 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/Fa...
Mon, Sep 10 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #842 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, in a truly aggravatingly funny piece, the author solves the conundrum of finding the perfect Christmas present for the wee little ones in 'The Money Present.' Time: approx eight minutes...
Sat, Sep 08 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #841 SUNDAY SALAD features TWO soaking Stanley Huntley tales -- first, a visit to a bar room for some liquid refreshment in 'Missed the Accessories' from 1880, and Mister Spoopendyke creates a beautiful liquid display and has trouble shutting it off in 'Building A Fountain' from 1882. 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 Spoopendyk...
Fri, Sep 07 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #840 Mr. Bowser gives a kick start to his grand career in Public Service in a Beer Garden in 'Alderman Bowser' by C. B. Lewis 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...
Thu, Sep 06 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #839 Fanny Fern's 1868 collection of her newspaper columns, 'Folly As It Flies' is full of her witty and clever observations. Today's tale concerns what it takes to make a woman happy, in 'A Discourse Upon Husbands' Time: approx six 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...
Thu, Sep 06 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #838 Fanny Fern's 1868 collection of her newspaper columns, 'Folly As It Flies' is full of her unique and pointed observations. Today, we catch the last leg of 'A Trip to the Northern Lakes.' Time: approx nineteen 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...
Thu, Sep 06 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #837 Fanny Fern's 1868 collection of her newspaper columns, 'Folly As It Flies' is full of her clever and satirical wit. Today we hear about a 'genius' and his WIFE! 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...
Tue, Sep 04 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #836 Fanny Fern's 1868 collection of her newspaper columns, 'Folly As It Flies' is full of her sharp, yet charming wit. Today, Fanny grapples with an implacable challenger in 'Washing the Baby.' 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...
Mon, Sep 03 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #835 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. A Chicago businessman prepares for every eventuality (or so he thinks) as he is asked to give a speech at an alumni reunion in 'Dubley '89.' Time: approx sixteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basem...
Sat, Sep 01 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #834 SUNDAY SALAD offers a couple of fishy Stanley Huntley stories -- first, a condemned murderer gets particular about his death-row meals in 'A Modern Martyr' from 1882, and Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke go on 'A Fishing Excursion' from 1881. Time: approx twelve 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/Spoopen...
Fri, Aug 31 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #833 Mr. Bowser decides that his wife needs to know about more than 'bargain sales and tea parties,' so he attempts to give her the benefit of his knowledge of 'Political Matters' in today's funny 1902 story by M. Quad (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 ...
Thu, Aug 30 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #832 Here comes the last adventure of the Potts Family from Max Adeler's 1876 book 'Elbow Room -- A Novel Without A Plot.' The whole town brings appropriate presents to the Potts' celebration of their 'Iron Wedding.' 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 Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/maxadeler.html...
Wed, Aug 29 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #831 From Max Adeler's 1876 book 'Elbow Room -- A Novel Without A Plot,' comes 'Potts' Adventures.' In today's tale, we find out how important it may be to keep track of the time in 'Pott's Clock.' Time: approx four minutes 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...
Tue, Aug 28 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #830 From Max Adeler's 1876 book 'Elbow Room -- A Novel Without A Plot,' comes 'Potts' Adventures.' Today, Potts takes care of a horribly noisy cat stuck in a pipe. Time: approx five minutes 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...
Tue, Aug 28 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #829 From Max Adeler's 1876 book 'Elbow Room -- A Novel Without A Plot,' comes 'Potts' Adventures.' Today Mr. Pott raises the roof, again and again, in 'Potts' Roof.' 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 Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/maxadeler.html...
Mon, Aug 27 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #828 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's tale concerns a man who desperately wants to acquire a particular collection of books, and his hard-hearted wife who draws the line on his buying it in 'The Set of Poe.' Time: approx e...
Sun, Aug 26 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #827 SUNDAY SALAD offers a unique collection of tales from Stanley Huntley from 1882, all having to do (well, sort of) with the (then) tiny town of Bogota, New Jersey -- including a boat visit from the Spoopendykes! 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 George Ade Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html...
Fri, Aug 24 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #826 Mrs. Bowser has a little talk with Mr. Bowser -- about Mr. Bowser -- in C. B. Lewis's 1902 story 'A Family Discussion.' 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...
Thu, Aug 23 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #825 The Peterkin Family faces a crisis as they discover themselves trapped in their house in 'The Peterkins Snowed-Up' from 1886 by Lucretia Peabody Hale. 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 Lucretia Peabody Hale Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/hale.html...
