#joseph faber

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Cincinnati Was Fascinated By Talking Machines Whether Good, Bad Or Bogus

Professor Faber’s amazing “talking machine” arrived in Cincinnati to great fanfare in 1872 when that contraption shared a bill at Wood’s Theater with the famous Bandmanns, Daniel and Millicent. The celebrity thespians presented “The Merchant of Venice” and “The Corsican Brothers.” The talking machine recited whatever the professor told it to.

As early as 1844, the Cincinnati Enquirer carried reports of Austrian Joseph Faber’s progress in developing a mechanical device that could replicate human speech. The original “Professor” Faber, unhappy with progress on his own invention, killed himself in 1850, but the project was taken on by his nephew, also named Joseph Faber, who perfected the device and took it on tour. The Enquirer [25 January 1872] described it in some detail:

“On looking at it you see a table, on one end of which is a key-board with a number of levers similar to the hammers of a piano leading to an upright beam. At the front of this beam you see a mask from which you hear, in tones that remind one of a child’s trumpet, the measured enunciation of words. Back of this beam stands a pair of bellows which is operated by a treadle, and furnishes the air that is required to supply the instrument.”

Faber’s device was a sort of analog speech synthesizer, an ancestor of the Vocoder and similar electronic devices of the Twentieth Century. The operator, by pumping pedals and pressing keys, generated sounds resembling human speech. The Enquirer’s reporter, imagining no “practical utility,” was nevertheless impressed with the machine’s performance.

“During the exhibition the machine was made to speak in English, German, Greek and Hebrew. It beats the Professor speaking English, and but for the example of broken English he sets would speak almost as closely as anyone. It pronounced such words as Mississippi, Cincinnati, Chicago, Philadelphia with ease and clearness. Although it speaks with a decided German accent, one has less difficulty understanding it than the average German who has been three or four years in this country.”

While touring the United States, Professor Faber impressed impresario Phineas Taylor Barnum so much that the great showman renamed the machine as The Euphonium and engaged it and its operator for six months on a contract worth $20,000. Barnum brought the newly christened Euphonium back to Cincinnati in July 1872 as a highlight of his “Great Traveling World’s Fair.” That extravaganza also featured four giraffes, sea lions, herds of trained elephants, Fiji cannibals, American Indians, various dwarves and midgets and three rings of continual circus acts. Barnum’s Fair occupied the Union Baseball Grounds for four summer days at a time when Cincinnati had no professional baseball team. Reports indicate that Barnum got his money’s worth as his show became the hottest ticket in town. Barnum did well enough that he extended Faber’s contract for at least another year. The Euphonium continued to receive star billing when Barnum’s circus returned to Cincinnati in 1873.

Professor Faber continued to exhibit his talking machine well into the 1880s, several years after a very different sort of talking machine made its debut. Thomas Edison, the Genius of Menlo Park, unveiled his phonograph in 1877 and Cincinnati shifted its attentions to the new gadget in town. The Cincinnati Commercial dispatched a reporter to Edison’s laboratory and he filed [3 April 1878] a breathless dispatch:

“I saw the talking-machine, talked to it, and it talked back. You have heard about it, of course, but the story can not be an old one for years to come, and although the phonograph is as simple as a jackknife, it excites the awe of the beholder as a telegraph wire stirs up an Indian’s superstition”

It was another year before an actual phonograph arrived in Cincinnati, almost simultaneously with an early telephone. The Enquirer [5 June 1878] announced the dawn of a new age:

“The phonograph now on exhibition at Greenwood Hall had an increased number of visitors yesterday, our most prominent citizens leading what must become a rush to witness this real wonder, which, with the telephone, marks an era in science. It is impossible to describe the sensation created by this ‘talking’ machine, which gives back to one his own very words and tones in either speaking or singing, and which, many believe, is to revolutionize many things in social and business life.”

Edison’s mind-blowing machine inspired a couple of Cincinnati con artists to offer talking machine service to the great unwashed. At a time when phonographs cost the equivalent of $500 and cylinders the equivalent of $15 per in today’s coin, the opportunity to try out this revolutionary device for one thin dime was irresistible. According to Frank Y. Grayson’s wonderful book, “Pioneers of Night Life on Vine Street,” the flim-flam men set up shop just south of the canal.

“Across the front of the dump, spread a canvas which bore these words: ‘Come In and for a Dime Hear the Most Amazing Invention of the Age – the Talking Machine Extraordinary.’”

The dupes who fell for the pitch surrendered their ten cents and were handed a rubber mouthpiece attached to a long hose. They said their piece while the operator furiously cranked a large wheel, waited a moment and – voila! – their words of wisdom emerged from a rubber bulb sprouting a tin funnel.

“News of the wonderful invention flashed up and down the good old avenue, and the come-ons fell all over themselves getting into the place. The crooks made hay while the sun shone.”

Their demise came when the local beat cop stopped by and tested his elocution. He shouted, “What am I?” into the mouthpiece, the customary pause ensued and “What am I?” emerged faintly from the funnel – followed by a sneeze. “I didn’t sneeze,” said the cop and descended into the basement where he found a fat man in shirtsleeves, managing the other end of a couple of rubber hoses.

Talking machines so excited the imagination of Cincinnati’s residents that they infested the hallucinations of our cranks. The Enquirer [21 October 1900] related the case of Mrs. F.C. Lykins of Walnut Hills, who sent letters accusing a young man residing at the Union Bethel of annoying her with his talking machine. A detective determined that there was no such resident at the Union Bethel, and no one by that name living in the area. Mrs. Lykins insisted that voices from a talking machine filled the air around her head. The detective just smiled, closed his notebook, and headed back downtown.

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Photograph of Joseph Faber’s “Euphonia” talking machine, ca. 1846

[apenitentialprayer]

If you're going to Mass today and looking for an intention, may I suggest for the soul of Frederick William Faber? The Anglican convert to Catholicism may be best known for Faith of Our Fathers, but he wrote multiple hymns in honor of Saint Joseph as well

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I want some other peoples opinions on this but I think the guys that look like the most average everyday guys in the nhl are fraser minten ( he looks like someone i’d see at my college) maybe connor bedard( he gives average white guy), definitely brock faber (same story as minty) nick suzuki ( he just looks like my dad), adam fantilli, joseph woll ( idk he just looks like any guy to me),john marino and dougie hamilton ( these are all just based on vibes criticism greatly appreciated)

I love minty but he does look like someone I went to high school with. my obsession with woll probably mostly has to do with his personality. I think johnny is fine but that’s just me. adam isn’t my cup of tea and connor is cute but he also looks like someone that I went to high school with. I think I’d find him more attractive if he smiled more lol. anyone else can add their input!

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this is a list of nhl blorbo nominees who made it into round one of the polling tournament! 786 blorbos were nominated through the survey, and 128 made the final cut. this list includes the top two blorbos per team and the top 64 remaining players.

these are organized alphabetically by team.

anaheim ducks

trevor zegras

lukáš dostál

boston bruins

jeremy swayman

fraser minten

david pastrňák

buffalo sabres

ukko-pekka luukkonen

jj peterka

calgary flames

frostbee as a single entity: joel farabee & morgan frost

dustin wolf

nazem kadri

carolina hurricanes

seth jarvis

logan stankoven

pyotr kochetkov

andrei svechnikov

sebastian aho

frederik andersen

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connor bedard

spencer knight

colorado avalanche

nathan mackinnon

gabe landeskog

cale makar

erik johnson

mackenzie blackwood

columbus blue jackets

zach werenski

elvis merzlikins

dallas stars

jake oettinger

wyatt johnston

jason robertson

thomas harley

roope hintz

mikko rantanen

tyler seguin

miro heiskanen

mason marchment

lian bichsel

esa lindell

mikael granlund

mavrik bourque

detroit red wings

alex lyon

dylan larkin

moritz seider

edmonton oilers

leon draisaitl

connor mcdavid

jeff skinner

stuart skinner

ryan nugent-hopkins

zach hyman

florida panthers

brad marchand

matthew tkachuk

sergei bobrovsky

aleksander barkov

la kings

quinton byfield

kevin fiala

anže kopitar

minnesota wild

marc andre fleury

brock faber

kirill kaprizov

matt boldy

montreal canadiens

cole caufield

nick suzuki

juraj slafkovsky

arber xhekaj

lane hutson

nashville predators

juuse saros

brady skjei

roman josi

new jersey devils

nico hischier

jack hughes

luke hughes

new york islanders

mat barzal

matt martin

new york rangers

mika zibanejad

gabe perreault

igor shesterkin

matt rempe

ottawa senators

linus ullmark

claude giroux

tim stützle

shane pinto

philadelphia flyers

travis konecny

jamie drysdale

matvei michkov

pittsburgh penguins

sidney crosby

evgeni malkin

kris letang

alex nedeljkovic

rutger mcgroarty

pierre-olivier joseph

erik karlsson

san jose sharks

macklin celebrini

will smith

tyler toffoli

william eklund

ty dellandrea

alexandar georgiev

yaroslav askarov

mario ferraro

seattle kraken

joey daccord

philipp grubauer

andre burakovsky

st. louis blues

mathieu joseph

colton parayko

tampa bay lightning

brandon hagel

yanni gourde

toronto maple leafs

mitch marner

joseph woll

matthew knies

william nylander

anthony stolarz

auston matthews

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kailer yamamoto

clayton keller

vancouver canucks

quinn hughes

brock boeser

elias pettersson (the original one)

thatcher demko

kiefer sherwood

kevin lankinen

vegas golden knights

jack eichel

tomáš hertl

washington capitals

dylan strome

ryan leonard

brandon duhaime

pierre-luc dubois

anthony beauvillier

alex ovechkin

winnipeg jets

eric comrie

connor hellebuyck

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So Close To What - Fic List

Miss Possessive — Nico Hischier

2 Hands — Timo Meier

Revolving Door — Mat Barzal

Dear God — Jake Middleton

Purple Lace Bra — Matthew Knies

Sports Car — Kirill Kaprizov

Signs — Matt Boldy

I Know Love — John Marino

Like I Do — Jamie Drysdale

It’s Ok I’m Ok — Ozzy Wiesblatt

No I’m Not In Love — Joseph Woll

Means I Care — Sidney Crosby

Greenlight — Clayton Keller

Nostalgia — Marco Rossi

Siren Sounds — Brock Faber

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Puckinghockeygirl's Masterlist!

Last Updated: 5/14/2025

Boston Bruins

Jeremy Swayman

Colorado Avalanche

Nathan Mackinnon

Cale Makar

Columbus Blue Jackets

Adam Fantilli

Edmonton Oilers

Leon Draisaitl

Minnesota Wild

Brock Faber

Matt Boldy

New Jersey Devils

Jack Hughes

Luke Hughes

Nico Hischier

Timo Meier

Pittsburgh Penguins

Sidney Crosby

Rutger McGroarty

San Jose Sharks

Macklin Celebrini

Will Smith

William Eklund

Toronto Maple Leafs

Auston Matthews

William Nylander

Joseph Woll

Anthony Stolarz

Matthew Knies

Vancouver Canucks

Quinn Hughes

Washington Capitals

Ryan Leonard

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[TDY OCT] Pearl Milk-Tea

Pearl Milk-Tea (she/they, age: 20)

Type of Food: Pearl Milk Tea

Affiliation: Dairy Islands

Occupation: Shepherd (popcorn chicken and fried tofu flock)

Background: Pearl Milk-Tea was born on the Isle of Eg to Bulbian missionary Camellius Tea and Milkfolk spirit follower Naisha Milk. After her parents fought over how she’d be raised for all her childhood, she felt a guilty sense of relief when they both were killed in an anti-Bulbian attack on “Our Light of the Bulb,” the Bulbian mission Tea founded on the isle. Pearl wants nothing more but to tend to their flock in peace, but as Basha-aligned Meatlanders encroach on the isle, Pearl may have no choice but to take up arms to defend their home.

and now for lapslock rambling

i did not expect to like this character as much as i did when i came up with them, but the mixed vegetanian/dairy islander heritage became really compelling... pearl has absolutely no weird feelings at all about religion or identity (/s), kinda mirroring how i feel as taiwanese diaspora on occupied turtle island and realizing that taiwan is also settled and idk how much of my background is chinese vs actually indigenous to the island.

isle of eg since... egg is in the dairy section, and i wanted to tie in the chicken clan presence for the popcorn chicken beasts. (chicken clan lore doc by faber in the tdyoct server is so awesome btw.) i imagine there might be a tea egg character somewhere too.

camellius tea's face is somewhat modeled after georg joseph kamel's since that's the origin of "camellia" (generic name for the tea plant) AND he was a missionary in the phillipines. his hairs are black tea leaves. naisha sounds like milk sand in mandarin.

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who i can write for...

request are open🩵

new list! i'm open for every idea either it's blurb or thought

i'm open for more players to write for! this list here is just a guideline for who i can definitely write

‼️i'm not writing smut for players who are under 21 years old‼️

ATLANTIC

Buffalo Sabres: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Florida Panthers: Mackie Samoskevich Montreal Canadiens: Cole Caufield, Kirby Dach, Mark Estapa, Cayden Primeau, Juraj Slafkovsky, Arber Xhekaj Toronto Maple Leafs: Matthew Knies, Auston Matthews, William Nylander, Joseph Woll

CENTRAL

Chicago Blackhawks: Connor Bedard, Spencer Knight, Lukas Reichel Dallas Stars: Wyatt Johnston Minnesota Wild: Matt Boldy, Brock Faber Utah Hockey Club: Clayton Keller, Michael Kesselring, John Marino, Jack McBain

METROPOLITAN

Columbus Blue Jackets: Adam Fantilli New Jersey Devils: Ethan Edwards, Nico Hischier, Jack Hughes, Luke Hughes New York Rangers: Will Cuylle, Gabe Perreault, Matt Rempe Philadelphia Flyers: Jamie Drysdale Pittsburgh Penguins: Sidney Crosby

PACIFIC

Anaheim Ducks: Trevor Zegras San Jose Sharks: Macklin Celebrini, William Eklund, Will Smith Vancouver Canucks: Quinn Hughes, Victor Mancini, Arturs Silovs

EXTRA

Luca Fantilli