Boston Post Newspaper Archives, Feb 11, 1879, p. 1

Chorus of quirky phrases from early 1900s press

A mosaic of brief, oddball lines from multiple papers. Notable items include forecasts of a census topping 49 million, comments on transatlanticism, satirical quips about postage stamps, street crossings, and a joke about a piano company. Contains names, places, and misc. witticisms with no single clear event.

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