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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1885

Page

3

Burdette quits Burlington Bawkeye over suppressed humor

A humorous tale recounts R. J. Burdette leaving the Burlington Bawkeye after editor Emory questions the source of his popular jokes. Burdette recalls crafting light fiction to cheer his ill wife, which led to a dramatic confrontation and his resignation after being told his pieces were too lugubrious.

R. J. Burdette Burlington Bawkeye Peoria Transcript Robbie Minnesota Emory Robert

Human curiosities and the idea of living wonders

A Bowery museum lecturer argues that human curiosities could be manufactured and cites examples of fake monstrosities and past museum scams. He notes irregularity in human nature and compares faces to animals while recounting a tale of a Chicago man who exploited a life insurance and other schemes before posing as a curiosity.

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