A very rare comic newspaper...
Item # 701295
March 11, 1899
THE JOURNALISTS' CLUB BAZOO, Baltimore, March 11, 1899
* Very rare one-off publication
An interesting and quite rare comic newspaper (bazoo is slang for mouth), noted sa "Vol. 12,999" and issue: "No. 000".
The drama it, full column headlines relate to a report--in very small type at the bottom: "...a newspaper man...as yet unknown...was detected in the act of deliberately PAYING for a ham sandwich which he had previously eaten...".
This edition--which may be unique--was created for those attending the Journalists' Club meeting in Baltimore at the time, as noted in: "The Bazoo Welcome" on page 2.
Four pages, a few older mends, minimal wear at the margins, generally in nice condition.
AI notes: The Journalists’ Club Bazoo was a *one‑off, extremely rare comic newspaper published in Baltimore on March 11, 1899, notable more as a novelty item and collector’s piece than as a serious press organ. The title—bazoo being contemporary slang for “mouth”—suggests humor, and surviving descriptions of the issue note that it carried over‑the‑top, full‑column headlines which, in tiny type at the bottom of the page, dramatically reported absurdities such as a reporter “as yet unknown” being “detected in the act of deliberately PAYING for a ham,” underscoring its satirical character rather than substantive journalism. The issue was styled with ludicrous volume and number designations like “Vol. 12,999” and “No. 000,” further emphasizing its whimsical intent, and copies are today sought after by antique newspaper collectors, sometimes offered for several hundred dollars.
* Very rare one-off publication
An interesting and quite rare comic newspaper (bazoo is slang for mouth), noted sa "Vol. 12,999" and issue: "No. 000".
The drama it, full column headlines relate to a report--in very small type at the bottom: "...a newspaper man...as yet unknown...was detected in the act of deliberately PAYING for a ham sandwich which he had previously eaten...".
This edition--which may be unique--was created for those attending the Journalists' Club meeting in Baltimore at the time, as noted in: "The Bazoo Welcome" on page 2.
Four pages, a few older mends, minimal wear at the margins, generally in nice condition.
AI notes: The Journalists’ Club Bazoo was a *one‑off, extremely rare comic newspaper published in Baltimore on March 11, 1899, notable more as a novelty item and collector’s piece than as a serious press organ. The title—bazoo being contemporary slang for “mouth”—suggests humor, and surviving descriptions of the issue note that it carried over‑the‑top, full‑column headlines which, in tiny type at the bottom of the page, dramatically reported absurdities such as a reporter “as yet unknown” being “detected in the act of deliberately PAYING for a ham,” underscoring its satirical character rather than substantive journalism. The issue was styled with ludicrous volume and number designations like “Vol. 12,999” and “No. 000,” further emphasizing its whimsical intent, and copies are today sought after by antique newspaper collectors, sometimes offered for several hundred dollars.
Category: Post-Civil War
