| Mister Ron's Basement #588 |
Mister Ron uncovers another great but obscure humorist that made people laugh almost a century and a half ago -- Robert Barry Coffin, writing under the pen name of 'Barry Gray' created a battling married couple that truly loved each other in the 1865 b... |
2006-12-27 |
| Mister Ron's Basement #589 |
Another 'Infelicity' from Robert Barry Coffin's 1865 Book, 'Matrimonial Infelicities' -- 'My Wife Wants Money.'
Time: approx nine and a half minutes
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2006-12-27 |
| Mister Ron's Basement #586 |
A Special Holiday Treat!
Robert J. Burdette delivered his lecture 'The Rise and Fall of the Mustache' from 1877 to packed houses for well over thirty years. It is almost totally forgotten today, and while much of it is terribly outdated, most of it ... |
2006-12-25 |
| Mister Ron's Basement #587 |
On Mondays we are serializing the 1890 book 'Samantha Among the Bretheren' by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley). Today we feature the Next-to-Last Chapter, Number 27, 'Back Together.'
Time: approx thirteen minutes
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2006-12-25 |
| Mister Ron's Basement #584 |
An explanation of why a young man became bald-headed, involving a Church Sociable, a Buffet, and a deaf cashier, is all part of Robert J. Burdette's 1877 tale, 'Settling Under Difficulties.'
Time: approx five minutes
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2006-12-23 |
| Mister Ron's Basement #585 |
There's nothing like a delightful picnic in a charming meadow -- and there is nothing like that at all in the 1902 tale 'Mr. Bowser's Day in the Country' by C. B. Lewis.
Time: approx nine and a half minutes
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2006-12-23 |
| Mister Ron's Basement #582 |
From 1877, Robert J. Burdette presents us with a fascinating character sketch in a Post Office, 'The Power of Dignity.'
Time: approx five minutes
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2006-12-21 |
| Mister Ron's Basement #583 |
Robert J. Burdette explores the contents of a sleepy Churchgoer's pockets in the 1877 tale 'A Trying Situation.'
Time: approx six minutes
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2006-12-21 |
| Mister Ron's Basement #580 |
On Mondays we are serializing the 1890 book 'Samantha Among the Bretheren' by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley). Samantha tries to squeeze a few dollars for the Church Fair from Josiah and compares notes with the other women afterward, in Chapter 2... |
2006-12-19 |
| Mister Ron's Basement #581 |
A common complaint today is the lack of civility in politics. Today's 1877 story from Robert J. Burdette brings us back to the Golden Age of Political Cooperation and Harmony between Democrats and Republicans in 'The Amenities of Politics.'
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2006-12-19 |
