All Sorts and Quips from the Era
A collage of quirky items notes New York’s long water frontage and short whiskey frontage. A remittance arrives with a capital letter. A New Orleans laundress is caught washing engine hose. China seeks Russia aid against the Dungans. Public meetings in Galesburg are dispersed by fire engines. A Patagonian cannibal tale surfaces about a British wreck. A London captain tricks a bank president by tossing him into the Thames. The weather clerk may become a Cabinet office title.
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James
Erie Railway
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Sup’t
Boxton
Causeway Street
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Boston - Maine
H. E. Chamberlin
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Concord & Clars ‘Mont
Lowell
White River Junction
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St. Johnsbury
Newport
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Shelburne Falls
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Hoosac Tunnel
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Bury. Albans
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White and Franconia Mountains
Boston and Maine Railroad
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Becton
Wolfborough
Centre Harbor
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Portsmouth
Newby
Lake Winnipiscogee
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Baithnore Railroad
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Boston and Widence
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White Mountains
Portland and Ogdensburg
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Glen Houses
Boston and Maine
Samuel J. Anderson
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Profile House
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Quebec
Lodge
W. R. Junction
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Lyndonville
Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad
Norwich
Washinton St
Swamer Street
Dorchester
South Dedham
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Blackstone
Webster Junction
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Sumner House
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Jefferson
Northumberland
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Dean Richmond
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State Room
C. Wibbard
Daniel Drew
Vestry Street
34Th Street
Budsor
Suaron Sprines
Susquehanna
Cherry Valley
Wilmi
Southwest
California
South
Kneeland Streets
B. M. Simmons
A. G. Simmons
Hall
New York Express
State House
Washington and
State Streets
Gid Colony
Center South
George Ent Mw
R. Simmons
N.S
James Fisk, Jr
Narragansett
J. W. Richardson
Foot of India
Balifax
Ogdensburg R. A
William Weeks
Cee Cere Me
Penobscot Valley ST
Comat Ship Company
Steamship Alliance
Shure
Battery Wharf
Moosehead Lake R. R
Sandy Point
Bucksport
Winterport
M. M. Fuller
Provincetown
George Shattuck
Smith
Central Wharf
Truro
South Truro
Wellfleet
MT. Desert
Machias
Deering
Bar Harbor
Maine and Eastern Railroad
Mys
Sanford
Cambridge
J. P. Johnson
Katahdin
H. S
Brichmond, Gardiner
Ballowell
Star OF the East
Jason Collins
Union Wharf
Kennebec
Androscoggin
H. H. Hyde
International Steamship CO
Eastport
St. John
N. B
Haliefax, &.S., &c
New England
Field
Commercial
St.John
Fastern
Calais
Houston
St. Andrews
Woodstock
Rederickton
Digby
Anparolis
Halifax
Charlottetown
W. H. Kilby
Abbie
West India
Ryder & Hardy
Commercial Street
Hye Canada
Ioene Seed
WM. B. Reynolds & CO
State Street
Direct
Southern Line
Lodona
H. R. Hovey
Pier 21
E. R
Ats P
St. Louis
Mobile and
Galvester
C. H. Lory
Maiden Lane
Galveston
CLYDE
Kennedy
East River
Interior
T. H. Con & Co
Gregg
Washington St
Mallory & CO
W. P. Clyde & CO
Wall St
Cromwell Line
GEO. Washington
Gager
H. B. Cromwell & CO
West St
H. Adams
Manhattan
James Adger
Charleston
Georgia
South Carolina
Care So. Co. Brb. R
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Fall River Line
Metropolitan Steamship Co
H. M. Whitney
Centre Wharf
Edmund Kemble
Pearl Street
Great Southern
Savannah
Bowling Green
R. Lowden
Huntsville
Montgomery
West Street
Newport Railway Station
Edward H. Adams
Court Street
Merchants’ Steamship Line
Crescent City
Camel
Mports
Mobile
Galvaetor
Gaston
Feric Baker
H. Florida
T Wharf
Steamship Oriental
S. C
Jacksonville
St. John’s River
Atlantic and Gulf Railroad
Central Railroad
Norfolk
D. C
Lawrence Aasis
Lady OF the Lake
Norfolk Petersburg
Richmond
Seaboard
Roanoke
North
VA. & Tenn. R. R
Virginia
Tennessee
Alabama
Baltimore & Ohio
Balt
Ohio R. R
Pa. & Tenn. R. R
E. Sampson
OLD Dominion Steamship
Norfols
Crist Point
Wranoke
Isaac Bell
Niagara
Albemarle
Aluuwace
City Point
Richmond Roues Bay
Moorernsd
Pier 37
N. R
Connec
Seaboard Inland Air Line
Vira
Tennessee Air Line
South Side
Petersby Ailroads
Danville
Virginia Centre
N. L. McCready
Greenwich Street
Dey Street
Boston and Philadelphia Steamship
Norman
Long Wharf
Roman
Whitney & Sampson
Alfred Winsor
Australia
Melbourne
Dunedin
Port Chalmers
N. Z
British Lloyds
Henry W. Peabody & CO
Liberty Square
Pacific Mail Steamship Co
Japan
China
Kingston
Jamaica
Aspinwall
Panama
Pacific
Mexico
Central America
Peru
Chile
Ocean Queen
Sacramento
Steawer America
San Francisco
Aso
F. BR. Bary
le Bartlett & Co
Broad Street
Havre
Smith Master
Jas
W. Hannim&co
Tf No
Indianola
Savacea
Texas
Savanenah
S.C
Ats
Evan
Ball & CO
McCheady & CQ
Oath Street
Azores
Cape Verde
Geborgen SE
Flores
Fayal
Brava
St. Antonio
Cape Verde Islands
M. Borges de F. H
Jehu, Brown
India
Fowle & Carroll
India Wharf
CAPE OF GOOD _ HOPE
Lyttleton
Isaac Taylor
Kilby Street
Broadway
Saint Johns
N. F
Messose Burford
Bird, Perkins & Jor
Merchants’ Line
Southern Packets
Boswell Sprague
N. C
Light of
J. Henry Sears & CO
Gx Savage, Lyman & € C
Notre Dame Street
Savage, Lyman & CO
J. B. Brewster
25Th St
3D Avenue
Old House OF
Brewster
Toac
H. W. Eames, & Eames & CO
Heley
COR
Beacon Street
Messrs Brewster Co
Broome Street
N. Y
C. T. Walker & CO
General Transatlantic Company
Brest
D Dauve
Eoves Lafayeitte
Rousseau
ST. Laurent
Great Western Steamship Line
Bristol Channel
Western
E. E. Morgan
South St
SFAM
Glasgow
Liverpool
Londonderry
F.W. J. Hurst
C. L. Bartlett & CO
Warren & CO
Inman Line
Queenstown
Seteeeeeneeee
Liverroot
Pairapeceats Steauship Company
Mar
Nemesis
City OF London
City OF Antwerp
City OF
Brooklyn
Pier 45
Chariton Street
Liverto
Antwerp
Rotterdam
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Havretwerp
Hamburg
Great Britain
Ireland
State St
M. Ss. Creagh
Hunt & Duttes
School Street
Gore Block
Renilow
Chase Kershaw
L Green Street
Boston Highlands
Richard Robins
Pemberton Square
E. W
Cox
Norfolk House
Summer and
Washington Streets
American Watch Co
Robbins, Appleton & CO
Summer Street
Myll
AONEY
F.G. Barnes & Appleton
Old South
Warren Brown
Webster Building
Joseph Vaughn & CO
Jeane
Steameer Brown & Hayes
Milk Street
Congress Street
Frank [Fripp
Ceremic Revere House
Jya Ow Chas E. Kershaw
Green Street
Wilder & Holway
Tremont Row
Has. Edmunds
Old State House
Scales, &c
Charlestown Bridge
North Market
A.S. Walker
Ellesley
Jas. Gray
Trom Street
Bromfield Street
Telegraph Street
Atlantic Street
National Street
Beeston
Vinton Street
Old Colony Railroad
First
P Streets
R. Robins
Shawmut National Bank
Congress Etree
Water Street
Shawmut Om AL Bank
J. Ee
R. F. Naylor
City Hall
R. Gardner Chase & Co
N. W. Rice & Co
F.S. Merritt
Crosby & Gould
WM. A. Travis
Dearborn Street
Chicago
Congress ST
al House
Fred. Pope
Jess Tf
John Jeffries
Devonshire St
New
Suffolk Savings Bank
Tremont Street
Jezé
Tt Chas
Henry Parker
BRICE
EVANS
Merchants’ Bank
Brice S. Evans
Pearson & Sheldon
Boston & Albany
Wshington Street
James & Bowen
Jyl
Commerce Street
City Wharf
TOS
Damon, Temple & CO
Sumer Stze
Chambers
US Federal ST
Hawes Bros
Warren
East Cambridge
Cummings, Kenney & CO
Bridge Street
Cowman
South End
J. S. Norman
Dor- Rochester
B. P. Cunningham
C. H. Barnes
Dartmouth Street
H. P. Bean
Suaw‘mnnt Avenue
Pine Street
Swampscott
King’s Beach
Waldo Thompson
Crescent Avenue Pue
Savin Hill
D. H. McKay
David Brown
Newtonville Avenue
Kneeland Street
Eig Tennese
Harrison Avenue
Samuel Rice
Highlands
M. Lissn
Upton Street
Springfield Street
Woburn
Jos .Nickerson
Chestnut Street
Font Street
Ferry
OBR
KR. Robins
Scott
J. M. Cate
Custom House Street
Jas. A. Maynard
Sea Shore Property
George H. Rogers
LE Gloucester
Little Good Harbor
Rogers
George Marsh
A. Mansfield
John Eee
Devonshire Street
Cunard Lines
Aleppo
Samaria
Liberia
Malta
Tripoli
Tarifa
Cunard
East
Parthia
Algeria
Abyssinia
Calabria
Woeten
Derry
New England States
James Alexander
Sanott
Warren &Co
Allan Line
O.’S
J. L. Farmer
W. B. Clark
Carlotta
Portland Steam Packet Company
Port Hawhkeshory
Charlotte
Pictou
Alhambra
Commerce
Meena
Poers
W. H. Ring
F. Nickerson & CO
Havana
Atlantic Mail Steamship Co
Missouri
J. B. Edwards
Columbia
E. van Sice
Hernan
Blanchard
A. W. Dimock
Fed Sea
Bread Street
Souchara
H. H. Hunnewell
Lake Waban
Boston & Albany R.R
N. Berry & Sons
Central Street
Peter
Paul
Chicago Tribune
St. Lawrence River
Wall
the Tribune
St. Lawrence
Great Lakes
Tribune
N. Y. Journal of Commerce
Sherman
Horace Greeley
Robert Toombs
Congress
Telegraph
Kelso
New Mexico
Arequipa
Nilsson
Hoffman
Judy
Ambroise Thomas
Gounod
Auber
Conservatory
Karl Mark
the International
Yale
Porter
Aiken
Bret Harte
Grant
Neptune
Paris Polytechnic
Majorca
Vallandighai
Stanton
Greeley
Howe
pHowe
South Framington
Colorado
Jim Tombs
Perry
Journal
Post
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Nashville
Cin. Com
Dorking
Alleghanies
John Michel Trutz-Baumwell
Indiana
Lake Erie Island
Lyons
Cincinnati
K. K. Com
Indianapolis
Cape May
Internal Revenue
Santa Barbara
Varnum
von Zastrow
Charles P. Kimball
Wall Street
Gold Room
Stock Exchange
Col. Fisk
New York City
Orange Societies
Orangemen
John D. W. Williams
Henry B. Williams