The Hub of the Universe and the Trimountain City
Boston Massachusetts is described as the City of Nations with vast Yankee manufacture. The term Hub of the Universe was popularized by Oliver Wendell Holmes to express a world centered around the city. It was also called the Trimountain City from its three original hills.
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Boston
Mase
City of Nations
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Trimountain City
Three Hills
Wilt
Unclear Advertisement Fragments From Old Paper
Fragmented ad items and notices include shipping offers, guarantor terms, and a potential insurance pitch. Also appears: Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children and Defiance Cold Water Starch ads, plus medical notices from Drs Thornton and Milner about rectal treatments and free books.
The Last Charm and The Ignis Fatuus of Fame
A fragmented mood piece recaps a would-be poet chasing fame then waking to poverty. A second vignette shows lovers on a lakefront interrupted by witty banter. A final strip-style exchange mocks miscommunication and misheard lines, ending with a gag about a shooting eye.
Skylark and Love Verse Amid Desert Imagery
A fragmentary verse passage praises a skylark amid moorland imagery and longing for a lost beloved, with dreamlike lines about heaven and return. The text shifts to a Parisian note on Russian women students in Paris described as plain, poor, living in garrets, studying hard, and often Nihilists. It then mentions Napoleon’s furniture at Hinchingbroke Castle, including pieces used at his Fontainebleau abdication.
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Efitora
Yosegays
Rose
Metropolia
Garrels
Silence and Speech in Temperance and Courtesy
A reflective note on silence versus speaking out of turn, stressing that quietness can be prudent while plain speech should not be forced to cross into rudeness or impertinence. It emphasizes restraint over forced candor and urges respectful communication.
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Nal
Adheess
SEAKS
Koraci & CO
Calengo
Poverty and Consumption in Low Income Families
Poverty fosters consumption as the poor spend four times as much on goods. Men’s behavior is linked to domestic roles. An advertisement notes Defiance Starch offers 18 oz for the same money, urging readers to choose it. It lists trains to eastern cities via Erie Railroad and promotes Niagara Falls discounts. It references health and consumer products like Allen’s Foot Ease and Piso’s Cure, with scattered street addresses and slogans.
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Defiance
Peruna claims relief for nervous women through digestion
An advertisement extols Peruna as a remedy for nervousness in women, linking fatigue and weak nerves to poor digestion. It cites a Memphis society woman and Miss Blanche Grey endorsing the product, asserting Peruna drains narcotics, improves digestion, and strengthens nerve vitality to fight seasonal aggravation.
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Blavcie Grey
Memphis
Tenn
Alabama Street
Blanche Orey
Perana
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Lydia, Pinkham
THE
Defiance Starch CO
Omaha, Neb
Wabash
St. Louis
Lanve
euneneCiyy Sk
Wabasty
McLellan, Trav
Pave
Western Pans
Ago
Kansas City
Payne & Leek
Lincoln
Nebraska
TzUn Sy
Watling
Nathan Bickford
Washington
Dec
Castoria
Bears
Mother Gray
New York
Olmsted
Lakey
N.Y
Attaight
Newis
Peoria
Asi
Erie Railroad Company
Railway Exchange
Chicago
Chautauqua Lake
Cambridge Springs
Drs. Thornton & Milner
Sansag
Hunan
Ako Olle
St. Booty
Chefin
Louie
Widlow
Dre, Thornton & Minar
Ome
W.N. U. Kansas
James Gordon Benedick
Jones
Bings
Ramet
Napoleon
Hinchclere Castle
Camanon
Hamphere
Fontainebleat
Atchison
Axi
Cirta
St Louis
Boeton
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Niagara Falls
Chantauqua Lake
Allen's
Allen S
LeRoy
Piso
W. Minneapulis
Blanche Grey
Mary Burns
Spring Garden Road
Halifax
Hartman
Urmild Patos
Drs
Handy Blueing
Handy Blueing Book CO
Lake St
Grocer
Deugalety
Winal Wutnett
Wajuais
Thompson
Hughand
Missouri Pacific Railway
Jewett
Kniskern
Axsouyer
Trifle Manger
the Daily Fly
Kiluer Haindein Dintnssrouns
Slooying
PRICE
Dr. Price
Price Cereal Food CO
Food Mills
Battle Greek, Wich
Mala Offices
Chicarg
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