Boston Post Newspaper Archives, Oct 6, 1875, p. 2

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A fragmentary miscellany discusses lonesomeness at Wesleyan University, Bristow plans a cure for a Chicago ham joke, hog and wine production estimates, population gains, a blunt note about a Benzine dealer missing in Montreal, and snappy remarks on society figures and historical horses.

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