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APRIL FOOLERY • Robert Benchley invited his friend Frank Case to dinner at his house. Frank was the manager of the Algonquin Hotel at the time. When he was shown to the bathroom, Frank was dismayed to see that all the towels, as well as the soap, came from his hotel. At dinner, the silverware, plates, and napkins also bore the stamp of the Algonquin. Benchley had secretly arranged to “borrow” a truck load of Algonquin property for the evening. • James Thurber’s mother was a practical joker. One day she was to meet an old friend that she hadn’t seen in thirty years. By prearrangement, Mrs. Thurber was to wear a red rose so her friend could recognize her at the train station. Mrs. Thurber arrived early, and spotted a very old woman sleeping on a bench. She quietly pinned the rose on the slumbering form and enjoyed the scene when her friend showed up, looked at the sleeping woman incredulously, and woke her up saying, “Why, Mame Thurber, how are you? You’re looking just fine!” • Author Kathleen Norris once saw in a store window that her friend Frank Sullivan was coming up behind her. She whirled about suddenly and cried at the top of her lungs, “Not one penny more! You and your family have had all the money you’ll ever get out of me! You’ve bled me white!” A crowd started to gather. Her voice grew louder. “You’ve spent it all on drink rather than on your sick wife! I’ve given you everything I have— and still you hound me for more!” Sullivan fled. • At the Walt Disney studios, one artist boasted without ceasing about his new custombuilt car and insisted everyone come out to admire it. Later, while he was working, his cohorts dismantled a wheelbarrow and reassembled it in his back seat, then filled it with water. It took the guy two hours just to dip the water out without wetting his fine upholstery. (continued next page)
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NOTEWORTHY INVENTIONS SOREN SORENSEN ADAMS • Soren Sorenson Adams was born in Denmark in 1879. When he was four years old, his family came to America and settled in New Jersey, where he went by the name of Sam Adams. In 1904, Adams got a job working for a company that produced dyes. • It was well known among the employees that a certain deep blue dye would cause uncontrollable sneezing when inhaled, and this was the source of much consternation for the owners of the company, and much amusement for the employees. Adams figured out how to extract the sneeze-inducing derivative from the dye, called dianisidine. When he tested the powder out by blowing it into the faces of a marching band during a parade, it disrupted their performance. He distributed small vials of the powder to his friends, and the demand was so large that he quit his job and went into business marketing his sneezing powder, which he called “Cachoo.” • In his first year, he sold 150,000 bottles of Cachoo. But when demand tapered off, Adams turned his attention to other tricks, gadgets, and gags. • Perhaps his greatest invention was the joy buzzer. This tiny mechanical device emits a loud vibrating buzz when two people shake hands, startling the unsuspecting victim. Adams traveled all the way to Dresden, Germany, to find a tool and die maker who designed parts small enough so that the buzzer could easily fit in the palm of a hand. The instant success of the joy buzzer allowed Adams to build a factory and hire a staff. • From there, it was onward and upward as he invented tricks, jokes, and pranks: the squirting flower, the dribble glass, the fake-fly-in-an-ice-cube, the snake in a nut can, itching powder, and the stink bomb. • Adams was a clever inventor and a shrewd businessman, which allowed his company to thrive, even during the Great Depression. He became known as the father of the novelty prank. His products, wrapped in colorful cartoonish packaging, were available in five-and-dime department stores nationwide, and were sold from ads in the back of comic books. He expanded into simple pocket-sized magic tricks, including the ball-and-vase, the magic coin box, and the three shell game. Trick decks of cards were a popular item. • In 1930, a Toronto rubber company offered Adams the rights to something they had invented: the Razz Cushion, now known as the Whoopie Cushion. Adams turned it down, deeming it “too vulgar” but quickly saw his error when it earned over $50,000 the first year it was on the market. He devised his own version of the gag and added it to his line-up. • Another of his more successful inventions was the exploding cigar. Exploding cigars became a slapstick comedy staple employed by everyone from Groucho Marx, to the Looney Tunes animated characters, to the Joker in the Batman comics. • Sam Adams claimed to have devised over 600 different items, and patented about 40 of them, making him the definitive king of professional pranksters. His original sneezing powder was eventually outlawed over health concerns. Sam Adams actively managed his company right up to his death in 1963 at the age 84. • The company he founded, now under new management, still sells many of Adams’ inventions, as well as items such as fake vomit, plastic dog poop, and gum that turns your teeth black. • Sam Adams would be proud to know that, just like snowflakes, no two pieces of fake vomit are the same.
Springtime Dangers --DEAR PAW’S CORNER: Yesterday, I took my dog “Chip” for a walk without his booties or sweater, because we finally had a day that was somewhat warm. However, when he ran over to a melting snow pile beside the sidewalk, he cut his front paw on a piece of metal that was jutting out of the snow. He’s doing OK after an emergency trip to the vet. Can you warn readers that even if winter is ending, there are still dangers out there for pets? -- Gavin, via email DEAR GAVIN: Absolutely! I’m glad Chip is doing OK, and hope he recovers quickly. Early spring presents a whole new set of hazards for pets outdoors, so they should never be unsupervised -- even in a fenced yard. Debris that surfaces from under melting snow, such as Chip encountered, is one hazard. Pets also may try to chew on or ingest debris. Snow piles, particularly plow piles, often have tempting garbage interspersed throughout. New plant growth is another danger: Winter winds and weather can bring seedlings from a variety of plants into your yard. Some can be poisonous to pets. Keep dogs and cats away from weeds or sprouting plants and remove unfamiliar or unwanted plants before they take deeper root. In colder climates, keep booties on your dog even if the temperature is above freezing. The ground beneath the sidewalk may still be frozen, and that can damage their paw pads. I don’t want to make owners paranoid. Enjoy the nicer weather with your pet, but stay practical about their health and safety as the season changes. Send your questions or tips to ask@pawscorner.com. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.
HILARIOUS HUGH TROY • Hugh Troy was born in Ithica, NY in 1906. After graduating from Cornell, he became a successful illustrator of kid’s books. He was a captain during WWII and lived in Washington D.C. until his death in 1964. Today he is remembered for his practical jokes. • Hugh Troy learned the art of pranking at a very early age and practiced on his grandmother. He wrote a letter to Sears and requested a corset, three yards of stovepipe, a teething ring, and two pounds of nails, then signed her name. When the package arrived addressed to Grandma, she exclaimed over their mistake and sent the package back with the letter explaining the error— a letter that was promptly intercepted by Hugh and replaced with another letter that said she needed quilt wadding, a hot water bottle, and two pounds of soft steel rivets. This went on ad infinitum. • When the Museum of Modern Art sponsored an exhibition of Van Gogh’s art, Troy made a replica of an ear out of chipped beef and mounted it in a blue velvet display case in the museum. A card identified it as the ear Van Gogh cut off. The exhibit drew more viewers than any other painting on display. • When he found a park bench for sale, he bought it. It was an exact duplicate of the benches in Central Park. He and a friend would take the bench to the park, and as soon as they saw a cop coming, they would proceed to carry the bench away— and would promptly be arrested. The bill of sale would then be produced and Troy would indignantly demand to be set free. He was arrested several times before the city police caught on. • When a theater owner got on his nerves, Troy got even by smuggling a jar full of moths into the next showing. When released, the moths headed directly to the light of the projector, making it impossible for moviegoers to view the picture. (continued last page)
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ELECTRIC CO. Serving Northern Wyoming
* New Construction 28 Years Experience * * Residential Owner - Dean Tapani * * Commercial Prompt - Reliable - Service * * Remodel Work Estimates Always Free *
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307-752-3263
1230 N Main Suite 3 Sheridan, WY
Sheridan, WY
Office 763-7354
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1125 N Main St. Sheridan, WY 307-673-0056
Cell 461-4473
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461-4473
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PLUMBING HEATING AIR CONDITIONING 42 EAST RIDGE RD. SHERIDAN, WY 82801
(P) 307.674.9260
(F) 307.673.0513
763-7354
Unlike most lenders, all of our home loans are handled in house!
Processing / Underwriting Closing / Funding
LANA KITTO
Branch Manager/Mortgage Loan Originator 19 North Main Street | Buffalo, WY 82834
OFFICE 307.684.2400 | CELL 307.217.3312 FAX 866.416.6852 | lkitto@majormortgage.com www.majormortgage.com/lanakitto NMLS#502111
A Division of Amcap Mortgage, Ltd. NMLS#129122 Regulated by the Wyoming Division of Banking
April 18, 2015 9am-4pm Food provided by The Wyoming Culinary Institute & Sugar Buzz
Sheridan Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall AND Pavilion Building!
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OUR NEW NUMBER 307-675-1958
1658 Coffeen Avenue Sheridan, WY Hours: Monday - Friday: 8AM - 5PM FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE WE ARE ALSO OPEN ON
SATURDAY FROM 8AM - 3PM!!
HUGH TROY, cont’d • Troy served in WWII and mounted his own protest against the amount of paperwork by sending daily reports to the Pentagon consisting of the number of flies caught on the mess hall flypaper. Soon the Pentagon was wondering why all the other units weren’t sending in their flypaper reports, too. • Once a cherry tree on the Cornell campus miraculously bore apples with a little help from this wonderful joker. • His most successful college stunt was when he borrowed a trash can from a friend. The trash can had been formed from a rhinoceros foot, and with it, Troy made rhino tracks across the snowy campus and onto the ice-covered reservoir where they ended abruptly at a large hole in the ice. When zoologists confirmed that the tracks were those of a rhino, reports started flooding in from all over the city by people who claimed that their drinking water tasted of rhinoceros. • When his imagination was triggered by a seminar on ghost writing, Troy placed an ad in a local newspaper reading, “Too busy to paint? Call on the Ghost Artists! We paint it - you sign it! Why not give an exhibition?” He got hundreds of responses. • In 1932, Hugh Troy saved extra copies of the newspaper that announced in giant headlines, “Roosevelt Elected!” Three years later he turned a few inebriated heads when he nonchalantly rode the subways reading this paper on New Year’s Eve. • Troy dressed as a worker and removed all of the light bulbs from the halls of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel without being questioned.