Practical Jokes

The Pranks of Signor Blitz [published Jan. 29, 1882]

jpkntz March 4, 2024

They tell a good story of Tom Hamblin...

The Dubois Half-Mile Track and Its Jokers [published Jan. 30, 1881]

jpkntz February 15, 2024

Ramblin’ up Broadway the other afternoon, I met...

The Varied History of the Knickerbocker Cottage [published Mar. 29, 1885]

jpkntz February 4, 2024

The old Knickerbocker Cottage on Sixth avenue has...

Mike Walsh Shades a Tiffany [published Jan. 13, 1884]

jpkntz January 27, 2024

In a precedin’ chapter I have alluded to...

Mike Walsh’s “Japanese Cactus” [published May 22, 1881]

jpkntz January 15, 2024

A friend of mine told me the other...

Anecdotes on Washington Irving [published Apr. 1, 1883]

jpkntz December 23, 2023

I believe in birthdays. I have just been...

A National Practical Joke: The Sons of Malta [published July 3, 1881]

jpkntz November 28, 2023

Fifteen or sixteen years ago New York went...

The Iron Dog and the Deacon [published Dec. 31, 1882]

jpkntz August 4, 2023

Some years ago a sport called McCormick kept...

The Old Whips of the Stage Coach Days [published May 18, 1884]

jpkntz July 29, 2023

The Tally-ho has commenced its trips for the...

The Bear Meat Prank Leads to the Five Pound Court [published Nov. 22, 1885]

jpkntz July 26, 2023

The approach of Thanksgiving reminds me of a...