Rambles Around Old Boston by Edward M Bacon
Edward M Bacon writes Rambles Around Old Boston a study of Boston landmarks and the citys English lineage. He tours with guides the Artist and Antiquary tracing hidden passages and the Old Towns surviving traces while noting how progress altered the landscape.
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Boston
Edward M. Bacon
Little ' Brown & Co
Bacon
Old Town
Christendom
Wilderness
England
London
Lincolnshire
Fitham
New’ England
Old England
Neas
New World
Greanleafs
Leigh
Boston’s early street names and harbor shapes recounted
A historic sketch traces how Corn Hill became Marlborough Street and Newbury, how South Cove and Great Cove expanded with Merchants Row to Dock Square, and how Tremont Hanover Street School Milk and other lanes evolved toward present layouts around Tremont, Scollay, and Dock squares.
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Milk Streets
Old South Meeting House
Cornhill
Marlborough Street
Blenheim
Essex
Boylston
Newbury
State Street
Kilby Street
Merchants Row
North Market Street
Quincy Market
Quincy
Faneuil Hall
Dock Square
Town Dock
Tremont Street
Beacon Hill
Hanover Street
Scollay Square
Ann
North Street
Copp's Hill
Court Street
Market Place
City Hall
Hawthorne
Boston Latin School
University At
Cambridge
Harvard College
Milk Street
Fort Lane
Forthill
Summer Street
Mylne Lane
Tuthill
High Street
Church Green
Essex Street
Neck
Roxbury
South Cove
Boylston Street
Frog Lane
Boston Common
Charles
Park Square
Great Cove
Great Hill
School
Liberty Square
Kilby, Water and
Batterymarch Streets
Waser and Boylston Streets
Charles River
Castoria Ad Claims Safe Remedy for Infants and Children
An advertisement fragment urges readers to trust Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children, noting it has been used for over 80 years and bears its distinctive sugar-sweetened label. It emphasizes maternal concern and indirect social messages about acts of kindness.
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Fletcher
Farmer Corntessel Interviews On Summer Board In Town
The farmer notes higher summer board charges than last year and mentions new phonograph tunes and his son Josh learning the latest dances.
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Farmer Corntessel
Josh
Can't Be Done and the Circle-Squaring Party Illusion
In a fragmentary exchange Mrs Giddy invites a measured crowd to her party while others mock her, noting she knows they have opposed her and tries to make sense of a paradoxical social dynamic as plans unfold.
Summer Board Applicant Dreams Of Comfort
The applicant for summer board wishes for no mosquitoes, chicken and fresh vegetables on the table, and invariably cool nights. Farmer Countesses respond with surprised sarcasm, asking where such a place is found.
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Scott
Farmer Countesses
Sports Quip on League Play Draws Laughs
A witty remark challenges the idea of progress in sports seasons. The speaker notes that in every game, one team wins while another loses, suggesting the pace of play limits the notion of moving forward all at once.
Resinol Ointment and Soap Backed by Two Decades of Use
Advertises Restnol resinol ointment and resinol soap as a long standing, nationwide skin remedy. Claims to heal eczema beat rash ringworm and pimples rapidly when other treatments fail. Warns it is not an experiment and notes wide doctor usage and available from druggists.
Excuse From Savannah Camp Brings Cold Cakes
Bill Donovan, a Savannah camp baseball manager, scolds a dusky hued hotel waiter named Sutton for slow service. Sutton promises improvement then delivers a consignment of cold ginger cakes, claiming they hit a draft due to his speed.
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Savannah
Bill Donovan
Sutton
Bill
Senator Kenyon Toast Triggers Wedding Day Wit
A June Fort Dodge wedding drew praise from Senator Kenyon who quipped that eloquence is a gift, noting he has never found silence golden except at a wedding or a funeral when it is too late to speak.
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Kenyon
Fort Dodge
Looking Backward on Fashion from Puck Notes
A brief chat contrasts present styles with the speaker Madge’s remarks about girlish looks. Marjorie defends shorter skirts, noting they resemble her twelve year old attire. The exchange captures vintage youth fashion views with a playful tone.
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Madge
Puck
No blankets captain motto in trench line
In trenches a soldier quotes no blankets then vows to cover themselves with glory, signaling resolve amid harsh conditions and a shared morale booster among troops.
Women and Angels Speak Loud in Heavenly Choir
The remark notes that few women would wish to be angels if they could not converse aloud with one another while the heavenly choir sings.
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Heavenly Choir
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Colony Town
Old Providence Court
Harvard Place
Washington Street
Old Province House
Roya
Province House
Howe
Library Square
Old Church Green
Soma
Tennyson
Post
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