Quips and Quirks from the Nation's Gossip Page
A humorous montage riffs on local slang and quirky phrases with references to Back Bay drainage mishaps, Cincinnati romance lines, Sherman’s coolness, a new drink called Solitude, and absurdities about Arkansas gem puzzles mule ridden by Sheridan.
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Phenix Hotel
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Best Transient Hotel
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Moses Pearsonn & CO
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Boston and Providence
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NEW York & New England Railroad
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Fitchburg R. R
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Peterboro
Fitzwilliam
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Vermont
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Savannah
Central Railroad of Georgia
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Alabama
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Great Southern
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Metropolitan Steamship Co
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Norfolk
Washington Sc
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Norfolk Andaltimore
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Lady of the Lake
Petersburg
Virginia
Tennessee Air Line
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Washingon Street
Baltimore & Ohio B. R
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Seaboard
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City OF Austin Iil
Fernandina
Nassau
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Ashington Street
J. N. Magna
New Austen
C. C. Mallory & CO
Fast River
New York City
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Mesa Cherteston
R. R’s
Ola Colony
R. R. Bates
Norver
H. M. Whitney
Piedmont Air Line
Louisiana
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N. Eng
Rockwell
R. I
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NEW Velmans
Cromwell
Clark & Seaman
West Street
N. Magna
Father DE Smet Gold Mining Company
LAW & CO
Pine Street
S. Wormler & CO
Drexel Building
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Prince & Whitely
Maine
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Am Wongosuc
Ronton Acton Cberryfiel Morandy
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Ldorado
Orest City
Ort Knox
Avorita
Gouldsboro
Adams & Eme
Ning Exchange
Harhington
Hom LA Banon Acton
Mineral Hill
Mill Brook
Young Heocla
Kidder, Peabody & CO
State ST
Foote & French
Portsmouth
Conway
Congress Street
Congress Square
Brown Bros. & CO
Sterling
Brown, Shipley & CO
Geo. E. Bullard
Louis Curtis
Morris
Silver Mine
Maine Mining Exchange
Crisif
City of Chester
Tobey & Kirk
Broad ST
Brown, Riley & GO
BAN Izzers
Congress St
Congress Sa
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Kimball
Hilley Street
George
E. Wilder
Boston Stock Exchange
Devonshire Street
J. S. March
ROKER
Exchange Place
Maine and
Mannerrt Ag Soe
Portland Mining Exchange
Exchange Street
Richardson, Hill & CO
Eee
Einstern
San Francisco
J- C. Davis
Jalst
Nase & Cushing
Shoe and Leather Exchange
GREY
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French& Son
Patrick Arelay
Franklin Street
Gorbam Rogers & CQ
Dundee Goods
Federal Street
Pwjohk
Charles W. Trainer
Oliver ST
New England
Kboof
Puzzoline
Pa FA Bt S CO
Salat Dale
City Hall Avenue
K. K
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Buank Boox
Hawley Street
Bet
Franklin Sts
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Tremont Street
Emerson’s
Aaron Rb,gay &Co
Boston Post
Gladstone
Southeastern Railway
St. Lawrence River
Dr. Dix
Garrett
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Blake
Palace
Decker Brothers
Sherwood
Schiller
Mills
Pease
Carrero
Rive-King
Cali
Exawine
Chas. D. Blake & CO
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J Waterbury
Emerson
Roeges
Robinson Crusoe
A. Carr
Temperance
Oliver Ditson & CO
J. E. Poor & CO
J. W. Cook
Avery Street
Eoply
GEO. F. Blake Manufacturing CO
Liberty St
Atlantic Works
Lorder ST
Oe Rae Vand
Bowker Street
D. Hicks
Hicks & Badger
S. H.eee = co
Lambertville
Dorchester Avenue
Bridge
Corporation Notices
National Bank OF Commerce OF Boston
G. W. Harris
Prescott Insurance Company
F. H. Stevens
State National Bank OF Boston
B. Patten
Cashier
Guckerheimer Rye
Banceeor & CO
Chauncy Street
Southern Pine Lumber
Ewis & Hall
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J. B. Hugkins
Central Square
Stone
Europe
England
Beaconsfield
Indiana
Michigan
Connecticut
Huartford
Hawley
Brady
William V. Hutchins
Govs
Bourwell
Rice and Banks
Post Publishing Co., Publishers
Dulk
Boston Press and Post
Boston Statesman & Weekly Post
Daily Post
George Freeman Emery
Stewart
Saunders Mining Company
Blue Hill
Bates
Belknap
Pat. Gilmore
Utica
Bismarck
Mrs. Langtry
Sarah Bernhardt
Edison
Nilsson
The
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Senator Davis
Lord Lorne
Arkansas
Sheridan
Buchanan Read
Detroit Free Press
George Francis Traian
Mark Antony
Yaacob Strauss
Carl Schurz
Carl
Daniel Pratt
Mary Walker
Oliver Cromwell
John B. Gough
Neal Dow
Neal
John
Puck
Ohio
New Hampshire
Manchester Mirror
Ottawa
New York World
Tory
Liberal
Maj. de Winton
Lord Dufferin
Rideau Hall
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