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Boston Weekly Globe in Boston, Massachusetts

13 Oct 1885

Page 15

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Boston Weekly Globe

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1885

Page

15

Travellers on a Savannah to New York voyage

Dickey and Patsey, two eager Boston youths, sail aboard the Savannah in high spirits, chasing dreams of wealth and travel. Their improvised tour through New York and Savannah reveals humor, seasickness, and misfit luck as they pursue post and money while dodging a wry world that questions their arrival in fine clothes. Their plan to post letters backfires, steering them toward unexpected trouble and a brighter, if uneasy, glimpse of real travel life.

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Dickey Patsey Downer Landing Savannah New York Susie Fall River Boston Agretoee Nave Metropolitan News Dump Denny West Street Sher Tae Genta Telegram North River Huntress Travellin Casailanca Bogshead Gare Hallett Patse Putsey Wpatsey Jamestess Ammanaders Ones Mr. Hallett Wreater Mr. Hallet James ‘Tracey Arthur Hallett Hive Jacob Cohen Charles Thurston Mr. Halett Tracey Mr. Jameson Florida Susie Walton Daugster James Tracey Arthur Halett Jameson Phyrough Tassie America Iving Tracey Aid Mr. Thurston New Hampshire Wade Ben Wade James Tracy Anpace Norville Mr. Wade Mr. Arnold Benjamin Arnold Hodgdon Evou Mrs. Arnold Mauve bin Haslett Clara Detroit Krazos Conscience Fund Washington Af City Constavie Eldora Iowa New Haven Iesson New York City Europe All “Arts Galery Chicago Kingdom of Heaven F. E. Sp.nner Wisconsin Wexford Grand Ledge Mich San Francisco W. Tassel Sfas American Nebraska Iwgainst King Sacramento Canada Kingston Angus McDonald Helena Montana Fred, O'Connor Dubuque New York Central Road Given Reds Eastman Geron Deming James Lyon Elmira St. Bernard Maon Cherieston Umn Mini Tribune Pittsburg Penn Buffalo Boe Roe Louis Portugal Charles Phonse Cascaes Sen Philadelphia
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Susie Enters the Millinery World of Miss Rosebud

Susie, newly hired at Miss Rosebud's Temple Place millinery, endures harsh apprenticeship under a tyrannical boss. The attendants, mostly unpaid apprentices, serve in a cramped shop while Miss Rosebud pries at their work and schemes subtle stage tricks to boost sales. Susie befriends an exhausted colleague as she confronts harsh discipline and a world of deceptive Paris bonnets and hard labor.

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Susie Miss Rosebud Miss Rosebuad Sisse Cuttin Custom House Walton Arcer Miss Barker Commonwealth Avenue Tremon Street Suse Brea Rosebud Paris Barker Iss Rosebud Mise Rosebud Miss Rosebvud Miss Roseoud Mss Rosebud
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Holding a Seat The Unpleasant Travel Misadventure

A traveler recounts holding a seat for a rude passenger on a train. Passengers dispute occupancy with hats and comical interruptions until the rightful owner reclaims the space, leaving the narrator reflecting on the etiquette of seat guarding and the absurdities of travel.

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Odd items reflect a world of quirks and curios

A jumble of short notes from a bygone era covers conscience funds, theater mishaps, foreign con men, peculiar legal cases, odd deaths, animal stunts, odd weather, and local follies. It mentions a near quarter million in a conscience fund, a theater mishap over a $20 gold piece, ballooning plans in San Francisco, a sick joke about bankers and artists, and assorted oddity stories from cities like Eldora Des Moines New Haven and Cheyenne.

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Unique Etymology Tid Bits as Told by Mrs Snaggs

Mrs Snaggs asks her husband about the meaning of canard in a playful exchange. He pretends ignorance, insisting the word carries an even meaning. The dialogue humorously hints that a canard is something scarcely believable.

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Mrs. Snaggs Snaggs
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Sentimentalists and a Chestnut on Indians and Whites

The Washington Critic notes a remark about an Indian who said a white man never lied to an Indian and jokes about reversing the line. It suggests continuing commentary on the theme when a white person points out an Indian who never lied to a white man.

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Dawes Washington Bishop Whingle
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New Magazine Promises War Article Feature

The Norristown Herald notes the upcoming Goribyeks monthly magazine will attract readers with a striking feature described as a war article section. The piece is expected to boost popularity and appeal.

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Norristown Herald Goribyeks
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