Burdette Leaves Paper After Humorous Prank Tale
An anecdote recalls Br. Burdette quitting the Burlington Hawkeye after a long run as local editor and humorist. Pressures mounted when editor Emory scolded him for making dull funny sections, prompting Burdette to resign. The tale, told in a lively pastoral voice, centers on a drawing room mischief turning career-ending.
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Human Curiosities and the Museum Showman’s Claims
A Bowery museum lecturer speaks of making human curiosities, claiming irregularity in nature and suggesting how humans could be altered with hair and art to resemble animals. He recounts past museum fakery, including a three horned cow and a Chicago man who posed as a curiosity, noting no current manufactured curiosities.
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