Tim Weiss "The Stories I Read"

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Tim Weiss "The Stories I Read" episodes

February 14, 2021 1879 Anecdotes
Humorous Stories and "Falling Leaves". Edited by J.B. McClure. Published by Rhodes & McClure, Chicago 1879.
8 min
February 04, 2021 "The National Jukebox"
Yes! Audio files at the Library of Congress. Lots of fun.
9 min
February 02, 2021 Honest Abe
A secret passage to avoid assassination. Then a magnificent inaugural address we would do well to repeat these days!
7 min
January 29, 2021 The Unknown Connections!
Did Jim Thorpe play in the NFL? The Dayton Triangles in the NFL?
5 min
January 26, 2021 A Foxx and Two Lemons?
And God Bless Uncle George
6 min
January 22, 2021 Senator William Maclay
When the Senate closed its doors...Maclay went to work on his Journal.
5 min
January 18, 2021 MLK, Jr & John Adams
An early visit to Connecticut (MLK, Jr) and a quick getaway from DC (Adams).
4 min
January 15, 2021 Senate Bean Soup
Now you know why the Senate is full of gas!
3 min
January 11, 2021 Mark Twain
"If I cannot drink Bourbon and smoke cigars in Heaven then I shall not go."
6 min
January 08, 2021 Surprise! Surprise!
Once upon a time!
3 min

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Stories with History and Humor That I Find Every Day...the Sources Are Countless!