George Ade (1866-1944) was an American playwright and humorist. Ade wrote for some newspapers before finding work at The Morning News. He began publishing his own work in 1896. His works include: Artie (1896), Pink Marsh (1897), Doc Horne (1899), Fables in Slang (1899), The Girl Proposition (1902), Peggy from Paris and the County Chairman (1903), The Old Town (1909), Knocking the Neighbors (1912) and Ade"s Fables (1914). "Out in the Celery Belt of the Hinterland there is a stunted Flag-Station. Number Six, carrying one Day Coach and a Combination Baggage and Stock Car, would pause long enough to unload a Bucket of Oysters and take on a Crate of Eggs. "