Boston Post Newspaper Archives, Aug 29, 1879, p. 1

Oddities and tidbits from a late century page

A string of quips and observations on language, politics, and daily life. Ghost talk in Latin, Laundreas boast, solar colored skin, and jokes about politicians. Notes reference De Lesseps visits, Mexican revolutions, and a New York paper’s cottage life. Mentions Bob Ingersoll and Blaine, plus a widow seeking postage stamps.

MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE

Leo Faneuil Brigh Cottage Farm Acean N.Y New York Chicago Beffalo Expresa Albany Howie All Points West Washington Street Devon Beach Street Biail Boston Ps. C Russell Springfield W. H. Barnes Greenbackers Colorado Burnside de Lesseps Mexico Bob Ingersoll Republican Party Blaine Bob Denver Tribune Europe Martha’s Vineyard New York Commercial Advertiser Oliver

Read with Free Trial

Also Mentioned on This Page

Boston Post Post Publishing Company, Publishers Wik Boston Press and Post Advanc Boston Statesman & Weenly Post Kistoria M&s George Freeman Emery Railroads NEW York & New England Railroad Allyn’s Point Line Summer Street North River Allyn New England Charles FP. Clark A.C. Hendalyl Gen. Pass Wm Lieha OLD Colony Railroad Fail River Newport Line Fall River Newport Bali River Taunton Bridgewater Dean Street Wales Street North Easton Stoughton Rachatel Randolph Wliddleborough Brockton Holbrook Abington Duxbury Marshfield Scitante Comasset Enghia Uoeset Hingham East Wes Dru East Weymouth Weymouth New Bedford South Braimtree Cminzteee Glencer Qanh Fott An & Ce Onue Het Woloinstem Heights Harrison West Quincy Mattapan Nepenset Am Nepvonset Milton Lower Millis Neponset Fiedd’s Mer Martha’s Vimerard Aura Nantucket Cape Cod Sandwich Provincetown Wood’s Hall Mall River Erie Fall River Lame Middleboro South Braintree Quincy Oak Hant Ates Lew oMsel Neyw Ore Edford Brock Plymouth Uth Shore Duxbury and Cohasset Lea Satan Scituate Hasset Way ‘Oms Quimney T.ilpa Milton Dem Kendrick Boston and Maine Railroad White Mountains Wolfboro Centre Harbor Gorham N.H Reckland Moosehead Rangeley Lakes Bangor St. John N. B Halifax W.S Airport Calais St.John S. International Portland Mon Wed Maine Central Grand Uick Lewistom and Bath Augusta Alton Bay Rochester Peortland Bock Kennebunk Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Biddefora Great Falls Raverhill Dover Exeter Kaverhill Georgetown Andover North Lawrence Paw South Lawrence Andoever Bowell Wakefield Upper Depot Centre Depot Swuonmfield Danvers Lynnheid Newburyport Stoneham D Walden Medford Oresien Haverhill Lowell Lawrence Doveré Hall Manchester N. H Hennebunk South Lawrence Riday Jas. T. Furber Fall River Len Old Colony Depot Bristol Providence Brooklyn Jersey City Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Old Colony Old State House Old Golony J. R. Kendrick L. J. Pallmer Baily Vtrington Stonington New Kngeland Providence R. RK Company Washington, Cor State Street A. A. Folsom T. B. & P. R. B. J.W. Richardson, Agt Ruston & Lowell Billerica North Billerica Walnut Phill Wilmington Stone« Ham Pat Woburm Her Winchester West Medford Somerville Winter Hill Comecord Bexiigtonm Artington Way Concord WM. M. Parker Pepot South Kneeland Streets Ana Bedford Arrivi Poe Glad Colony Depot Cheshire Rautlead Goceve Lane Sa Street Winchendon East Jaffrey Peterboro Fitzwilliam Joy Marlboro Keene Westmoreland Walpole Bellows Palis Rutland Burlington Saratoga St. Albans St.Johns Montreal Ogdensburg White River Junction Vermont Conn Pass Rivers R Bellows Falls Autland White River Endlinn Cheshire R. R Monadnock Cenral Vermont and Sonn Rivers R. R Oprica Enebal Keene R. E Steware General Sieetias Eimerson Aaron R.gay & CO Lake Memparemagog Quebec Canada G Iontreal R Ling Ag & Fassumpsio RR One & Oe Causeway St St. Johnsbury Newport — Memparemagog Sherbrooke Marrves St. Jehorbury Washinston St H. Folsom Eeee W. Rawmond Edie Lok Dodigs Atticboro Reta Manusfield Sharon Hyde Park IND Providencehk Ease Mae Pawtucket Lie Sebhronville North Attickoro Canton Heturn Witta Broome Ye cerUy Os AM Don Bilis Bretwurm Forest Hills I. T Jamaica Pinin Roxbury Dedeham Spridge Street West Hoxbury Kighland Tanneton Oak Bluffs Mansfield Shore Line Eastern Railroad Pualiman Causeway Street Friend Street Washington St Io Old South Hatifax Provinces Mit Desert Hanugar Waterwilio Skowhegah Fermington Brunswick Lewiston Montreal and Grand Trunk Railway Poland Springs Fabyan’s North Conway Great Walls Portsmouth Newburypert Wenham Hwhort Gloucester Magnolia Beverly Farms Beverly Peabody, &c Bawremece Siem Marblehead Vie Swampscott Swampscott Luymm Chele Sea Everett Malden — Eoes Gt. John Porteland U. Rochester Great Kallis North Hampton Hampetom Ipswich Salem Pu. Lymm Chelsea Ezverett Signaionly ceVia Saugus Ce eWoren mMondays Jobn Ik Janby Mast Lucius Tuttle G. P KH. H Northern Division Framingham Rkayville Southboro Mari Ioro Cave Marlboro Berlin Clinton Leominster Fitch Wan Bolton Pratt’s Junction Fitchburg Cheshire Ain Road Itchburg Oideee & Ouse H. Hyde R. Kendrick J. A. Weber Fitchourg Nashua & Lowell Railroad Boston and Lowell Greenfield Lyndeboro Wilton Milford Amherst Merrimack Nashua Aynesboro No. Chelmsford Westheimaford Wvestford Grapiteville Korge Village Ayer Sanction Egg K. Paige Gray Concord Rerailroad Boston and H. ER. Chamberlin Brentano Union Square New York City Providense Line Tranns Boston & Providence R. R Fox Point Wharf Massachusetts Riezode Island Pier 29 J. W. Richardson Psu One Boston and Albany Railroad Chatham, Pittsfield Cheater Noe Adams P. Ms Eeanes Spheid Palmer Springfeld Worcester Willbury Rint Grafton Westboro Southville Cordaville Ashefazad South Framingham RAT Dunford Saxonville Natick Wellesley Giramtwille Falls Pine Grove Auburndale Wrest Newatom Newtopeville Sidaliy Bridg Draw Hoosac Tunnel Wagner Chester Hoosac Gardner Baldwabdge Miller’s Arts and Wiewpreces Lel Road Amel St. Wagner Atoga Ville Athol Emfield Vecco I LA Adams, Ene Sare Ciency Ene Aim Brat . Express Cheshire Railroad Worcester & Nashua Railroad Nashua, Acton & Boston Railroad Framingham & Lowell Railroad Kitchbure North Loomins Ayergufireenville Co B Belmont Erley Wiet Mt. Auburn Watertown ISIS Bete Mount A E.K. Turneer Asst Ayer Junction Shirley Wend Centre Tdsom Slhele Uv Kitchburg Royaliston Agmme Zoar Foosac Tuni Falls Union Mar Wn Lia Aseay James Redfly Psn Cambridge Joon Adams Moni Toronto Detroit Miller Platform Sea Westinghouse Pullman Central Vermont Railroad Cor J. W. Makey Oe Winthrop Ocean Spray Great Head & PT High St Revere Beach Point Shirley A. Parkes Cunard Steamship Company Liverpool Queenstown Cork Harbor Low Hates Parthia Batavia, Samaria Atlas Marathon Cunard Abyssinia Bothnia Great Britain and Ireland Charles G. Francklyn Myl Glamorgan Massachuse Auzitf Leyland FEF Etrom Arren & Coxc Post Office Square Iberian Re& Lincoln London Dumalia J. Henry Shears & CO Glasgow L. Bartlett & CO White Star Line U.S Royal Mail Belfast Cardiff White Star Dock N. Y J. Bartlett & CO Broad Street Azores United States and Azorean Steam Packet Co Flores St. George Fayal St. Michaels Madeira Brest C. L. Bartlett & CO Pacific Mail Steamship CO California Ieee China Sandwich Islands Zealand Australia Eats San Francisco Japan New Zealand C.L. Bartlett & CO New Eng Hawkesbury Pictou Charlottetown P.E.I Carroll and Worcester T Wharf Bosaton Truro New Glasgow Windsor Kentville Nova Scotia Neptune Sydney Cape Breton H. Ring C. G. Pearson F. Nickerson & CO Orly Giregt Frange General Transatlantic Company Havre Pier No. 42 N.R Morton Street Channel Frangeul Labrador Sanetier ST. Laurent Joucla Ingola Louis Debesbis Fuller & Co Wea Paris Broadway United States Mail Kinest Nevadia Kci Wisconsin Montana Wyoming Arizona Atlantic Wlliams & Guion Vad St NAHAN Orj J. Sha United States Brazil ST. Thomas Para Pernambuco Baaia Rio DE Janeiro Porto Rico Spanish Main Weir Ruis Stowameer Roberta Royal Mail Steam Packet Co Montevideo Buenos Ayres C.H. Mallory & CO KE. R Fulton Ferry I. N. Magna Appier Inman Liwf City of Berlin City of Richmond Brussels City of Chester City of New York John G. Dale L. H. Palmer State House P. Donahoe Boylston Street Wemly Henderson Brothers Bowling Green Yarmouth Dominion Clements Lewis Wharf Maine St. Andrews Shediac Newcastle Bathurst Digby Annapolis N.S Savannah Seminole Central Railroad of Georgia Atlantic & Gulf R Florida Georgia Alabama Jacksonville Beaufort S. C WM. H. Ring G. Pearson Richardson & Barnard EHOM O. G. Bpbson Jaint Great Southern Charleston Houte South Carolina Mississippi Tennessee Metropolitan Steamship Co Co. R. R D.C Norfolk Petersburg Virginia Tennessee Air Line C. P. Gaither San North Atlantic Jet John 8. Daley Baltimore & Ohio R. R M. W. Davison Seaboard Air Line Raleigh Charlotte Spartansburg Greenville Atlanta Carolinas C. E Gaither Orcatean Ogre Ower E. Sampson Central Wharf Mallory Lines Texas Saxon Long Wharf Norman West E. B. Sampson New Orleans Cromwell Knickerbocker F. Kemble J.N. Magma CLYDE Rich Kates H. M. Whitney Piedmont Air Line Louisiana Providence R. R Waldo A. Pearch N. Eng Milk St E.H. Rockwell R. I. Aulglyr inRoston General Office B. McChan Ag’t Rowe’s Wharf Nantasket Ashket Melville Garden Wrer Landing Mount Desert Machiasport City OF Richmond Wm. KE. Dennison Southwest Bar [Arbors Rockland Bar Harbor T- Portland Camden Lincolnville Searsport Sandy Poi Bucksport Winterport Hampden Chas Houghton River Landings J.W. Richard ON Geo. L. Day E. Cushing MT. Des Ert Seahsport Otis Ingraham Katahdin W. R. Roix Lincoln’s Wharf Commercial Street Rockford Mt. Desert B. Haselstne Crawford's Fabyvan’s Arorth India Wharf Grand Trunk Portland & Ogdensburg Knox & Lincoln Jesow William Weeks Gardiner Hallowell Star OF the East Jason Collins Union Wharf Kennebec River Boothbay Nep H. Hyde Horton Brewing Corner Heath Parker Streets Boston Highlands Fruiy L. Speidel & CO Phillip Best Brewing CO Milwaukee Water Street Insurance J. W. Balch W. Glover The American Insurance Co Messrs George Croshaw & CO Francis Peabody J.W Field Tud Franklin S. Phelps & CO Merchants’ Exchange State ST Henry F. Miller Hallett & Cumston’s Jordan, Marsh & Co Copartnerships General Commission Glidden & Curtis John M. Gliddren James F. Curtis Lynn Swampscott North Beverly Salisbury Hampton Portsmouth Littery All Way Hittory John Hornby Boston, Concord, Montreal R. R New London Profile House Weirs Littleton Bethlehem Fwin Mountain Fabyan Houses No.5 Orton J. A. Dodge R. Bracket G.T. A Passumplic Railroad Lake Mempremagoe Telorh Cea Ace Geecsnenvesicssc Niagara Falls Lakes George and Champlain Hudson River H. E. Folsom Raymond Dan S SUN BS Atred Meee Stamford Eisland and Lovell’s Groves Foster’s Wharf Atlantic Ave Lovell’s Grove M. M. Whelan W.H.B. Ww Bo Pow Carnauba LEA BR & CO Central ‘Wharf Boston & Hingham Steamboat CO Nantasket Beach Downer Landing Hiull Andrew John Romer Rose Standish Rowe's Wharf Atlantic Avenue Broad Ie Forantasket Beach Beste Hewuer Tanding Hull Downer Lanving Nantasket Brace Hur Downer Lanpine Riares Hartha’s Vineyard Old Colony Line Wood's Hall Gcar Bluffs Oak Bluffs Wharf Wood’s Bell Connec T River Queen Island Home Wood's Holl Wood’s Holl New Bed Vineyard Oakluffs Strawberry Hill Rantasket Long Beach William Harrison Eee E Crawberry Hill Nantasket Long Beach Fechtlelu Suga Leach Surday Pigare the Beach H. T. Litchfield Es T Empire State OCEAR Aving Battery Wharf Paul Boyton North Shore South Shore Province Town Battery Wharf C. H. Thompson East Boston Chelsea Ferry L. H. Palmer’s J. B. Kendall Generali Ae Revere Beach and Lynn Boston Depot Orient Beights von Mont Oak Island Taft's Hotel Lynn Charming Harbor H. Whorf Rev I. S. Kalloch Brigham Young Kearney Butler Rowland Hill Phillips Karackter Hudson Valley Ichabod Urane Katrina van Tassel Comly Lord Lorne Sceme George William Curtis Sherman Secretary of the Treasury Anchorage Oneida Church of Latter Day Saints Freelove John Humphrey Noyes Little Republic Paul Noyes Garcelon Mr. Frye Board of Aldermen Friends of Jenny Lind Leadville Lydia Thompson Dr. Crosby Zach Statesman Edwards Pierrepont Hayden Mary Stannard Long Herald Songbirds Brother Faxon Boston Herald H. L. Pierce Gen Grant Kansas City Times Walter Stuart Mr. Blithers Gallagher Blithers Rachel Washington Evening Star Army McCook Gen. McCook Smith Horace Greeley S. C. Andrews Tilden New York Star Henry L. Pierce Hayes Pierce Old England

Boston Post in Boston, Massachusetts

We have 4,454,244 pages in Massachusetts

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Articles on This Page

Oddities and tidbits from a late century page

MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE

Also Mentioned on This Page

Search the Boston Post Today with a Free Trial

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Boston Post?

Browse Newspapers

By Location

By Date

By Publication

Boston Post in Boston, Massachusetts

We have 4,454,244 pages in Massachusetts

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Articles on This Page

Oddities and tidbits from a late century page

MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE

Also Mentioned on This Page

Search the Boston Post Today with a Free Trial

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Boston Post?

Browse Newspapers

By Location

By Date

By Publication