Sun, Oct 21 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #884 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. Four tough guys in a Chicago bar encounter two friendly circus clowns in 'An Incident in the Pansy.' Time: approx ten and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:...
Oct 21, 2007•10 min
Sat, Oct 20 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #883 SUNDAY SALAD offers THREE hysterical stories from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle -- the first, 'A Judicial Circus' from 1881, is actually an unsigned news article from the Eagle which seems, from every inclination, to be by Stanley Huntley himself. The second story, 'The Value of Truth, from the same edition of the Eagle, comes from Huntley's 'Salad' column, and also deals with crazy doings in a Brooklyn court. Finally, we offer a tale of the Spoopendyke fam...
Oct 20, 2007•22 min
Fri, Oct 19 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #882 Our Mr. Bowser story for today features the Head of the Household 'Skeptical About the Toothache,' written by C. B. Lewis ('M. Quad') in 1892. 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...
Oct 19, 2007•8 min
Thu, Oct 18 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #881 We are reading stories found in Dan De Quille's 1876 book about miners and prospectors, 'The Big Bonanza.' Rich or poor, people have to eat, and in a boom mining town, there's all kinds of stories about the war between restaurant keepers and their customers. Some of them can be heard in today's tale, 'Saloon Birds.' 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...
Oct 18, 2007•12 min
Wed, Oct 17 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #880 We are reading stories found in Dan De Quille's 1876 book about miners and prospectors, 'The Big Bonanza.' Skunk Supper? Hear about it in 'Old Virginia's Fisher Story.' 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
Oct 17, 2007•10 min
Wed, Oct 17 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #879 We are reading stories found in Dan De Quille's 1876 book about miners and prospectors, 'The Big Bonanza.' Today we hear about a miner who made what he considered an outstanding discovery in 'The Stuff.' Time: approx seven minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
Oct 17, 2007•7 min
Tue, Oct 16 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #878 Author William Wright was much better known during his productive career as Dan De Quille. From the 1860s onward, he covered the fascinating stories of miners and prospectors in Virginia City, Nevada during the height of the silver mining boom, for the Territorial Enterprise newspaper. His stories were both factual and humorous. In 1862, he was joined by another writer for the paper, a young Samuel Clemens, who would not adopt the name of Mark Twain un...
Oct 16, 2007•10 min
Mon, Oct 15 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #877 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 family gives up city life for the natural beauties of suburban life, and pay particular attention to a pair of fruit trees in 'The Buell Cherry.' Time: approx ten minutes The Mister Ron's Ba...
Oct 15, 2007•10 min
Sun, Oct 14 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #876 SUNDAY SALAD offers TWO jaw-dropping Stanley Huntley stories dealing with unbelievable modern technology -- 'With A Rising Thermometer' from 1880 features a truly tall tale from an old codger about building a telegraph wire in impossible heat about twenty years before the telegraph was invented, and Mrs. Spoopendyke confounds her husband discussing the newly-invented portable battery in 'Energy on Tap' from 1881. Time: approx thirteen and a half minute...
Oct 14, 2007•13 min
Fri, Oct 12 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #875 Mr. and Mrs. Bowser decide to rent a seaside cottage for the summer and are unpleasantly surprised in C. B. Lewis's 1897 story, 'The Bowsers Reach Shark Point.' 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:/...
Oct 12, 2007•9 min
Fri, Oct 12 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #874 We feature one last episode of C. B. Lewis's 'The Arizona Kicker' from January 10, 1897, which is about as rough and tumble as funny 19th century newspaper stories could get. 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...
Oct 12, 2007•9 min
Wed, Oct 10 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #873 Some more wild and wooly humor from C. B. Lewis ("M. Quad") from an episode of 'The Arizona Kicker' printed on July 7, 1892. This stuff is uninhibited, raw, raucous, and ridiculously funny! Time: approx six 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 Stor...
Oct 10, 2007•6 min
Tue, Oct 09 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #872 For many years C. B. Lewis, also known as M. Quad, wrote dispatches from a fictional frontier newspaper called 'The Arizona Kicker.' Today's episode, from April 17, 1892, covers the gamut of articles from performing weddings, running a thank you card from a necktie party survivor, generously letting a competitor have his say, and visions of disaster. Time: approx seven minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/M...
Oct 09, 2007•7 min
Mon, Oct 08 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #871 C. B. Lewis, also known as M. Quad, had other regular humor features besides the 'Mr. Bowser' stories. For many years, he wrote dispatches from a fictional frontier newspaper called 'The Arizona Kicker.' Today, we hear about (among other things) how the Kicker's editor made practical use of a new pistol in an episode from Jan 18, 1890. Time: approx eight minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full...
Oct 08, 2007•8 min
Sun, Oct 07 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #870 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. For many years, elevator rides were conducted by 'elevator operators' who often wore uniforms covered with shiny buttons, hence the title character in this story, 'Cupid in Buttons.' Time: app...
Oct 07, 2007•13 min
Sat, Oct 06 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #869 SUNDAY SALAD offers up TWO hilarious Stanley Huntley stories from 1881 -- first, an editor searches his memory in 'The Same Old Round' and Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke are 'Misled by a Pattern.' 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...
Oct 06, 2007•9 min
Fri, Oct 05 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #868 Mr. Bowser is in great form today -- he starts with finding a hairpin on the steps and builds up a to a rant about waste and extravagance in 'The Head of the Family is in a Bad Mood' by C. B. Lewis ("M. Quad") from 1892. 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...
Oct 05, 2007•8 min
Thu, Oct 04 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #867 Edgar Wilson Nye, better known as Bill Nye, was a rough jewel among 19th century humorists. From late in his career (1892), comes a revealing, yet fun, 'Autobiography of an Editor.' Time: approx twenty-three 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...
Oct 04, 2007•23 min
Wed, Oct 03 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #866 Edgar Wilson Nye, better known as Bill Nye, was a rough jewel among 19th century humorists. In today's piece from 1886, Nye neatly skewers a formal custom in 'The Coupon Letter of Introduction.' Time: approx eight 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...
Oct 03, 2007•8 min
Tue, Oct 02 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #865 Edgar Wilson Nye, better known as Bill Nye, was a rough jewel among 19th century humorists. Today's side-splitting piece from 1886, 'Documentary Proof of Self-Defense' offers some cautionary advice for victims of robberies. Time: approx nine 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...
Oct 02, 2007•9 min
Mon, Oct 01 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #864 Edgar Wilson Nye, better known as Bill Nye, was a rough jewel among 19th century humorists. This week we will read some of his rip roaring frontier tales, starting with 'All About Menials' from 1891. 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...
Oct 01, 2007•6 min
Sun, Sep 30 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #863 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 pay a visit to department store and find out what happened to an unforgettable sales lady in 'The Former Kathryn.' Time: approx seven minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog ca...
Sep 30, 2007•7 min
Sun, Sep 30 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #862 SUNDAY SALAD offers TWO incredibly funny Stanley Huntley stories from 1881 -- a woman gets justice dispensed at a local police station in 'Defining His Position' and the Spoopendykes discover 'The Difficulties of an Orator.' 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/Spoopend...
Sep 29, 2007•9 min
Fri, Sep 28 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #861 Our favorite old crank reveals the hidden secrets of the animal kingdom in 'What Bowser Knows of Cats' by C. B. Lewis, from 1906. 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...
Sep 28, 2007•1 min
Thu, Sep 27 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #860 Wrapping up with a final piece from Gideon Wurdz's 1906 book, Eediotic Etiquette, where both formal and informal rules of making social visits are covered in 'Calling.' 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
Sep 27, 2007•11 min
Wed, Sep 26 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #859 There is one place where obeying rules of etiquette is crucial! These simple but important rules are covered in 'Church Services' from the 1906 book, Eediotic Etiquette by Gideon Wurdz. Time: approx four minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
Sep 26, 2007•4 min
Tue, Sep 25 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #858 Gideon Wurdz's 1906 book, 'Eediotic Etiquette' offers advice on proper behavior for every situation. Today we learn how to comport yourself at 'Picnics.' 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
Sep 25, 2007•7 min
Mon, Sep 24 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #857 Mister Ron can't get enough of 'Eediotic Etiquette' from 1906 by Gideon Wurdz (Charles Wayland Towne), so here's some more this week! Today we offer the Ps and Qs of 'Afternoon Teas.' Not to be missed! 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
Sep 24, 2007•12 min
Sun, Sep 23 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #856 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. Fashion is indeed fickle. Join us today as a young man confronts the conundrum of wearing his pants just a bit differently in 'Mr. Wimberly's Trousers.' Time: approx eleven minutes The Mister ...
Sep 23, 2007•11 min
Sat, Sep 22 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #855 SUNDAY SALAD offers a vulgar, irreverent, irreligious, and extremely funny story by Stanley Huntley called 'Harry the Indian Slayer' -- also Mr. Spoopendyke tries on a bathing suit in 'A Complicated Garment.' Both stories appeared in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle in 1880. 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 ...
Sep 23, 2007•10 min
