Changes In Boston Since 1630 Expansion and Annexations
The Boston area has grown from a small 17th century town to a larger urban region. Cambridge emerged from Newtowne and gained land from Charlestown, while land was ceded to Waltham Brighton Watertown Bednont and West Cambridge now Arlington. Boston’s 1630 footprint included Quincey, later carved into Braintree, with later additions Roxbury Dorchester West Roxbury Brighton Charlestown and part of Brookline. Charlestown spawned Somerville Woburn Malden Stoneham and Mulford and contributed land to Cambridge.
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Boston
Newe Towne
Cambridge
Warvard University
Charlestown
Waltham
Brighton
Watertown
Bednont
West Cambridge
Ar-ington
Tri-Mountain
Quincy
Braintree
Noddies Island
Mast Boston
Chelsea
Roxbury
Dorchester
West Roxbury
Brookline
Maybe If You Don’t Love Him Why Marry Him
Maybelle says she plans to marry him because she expects to love him after the wedding. He promises to shave off his dinky French beard on the morning of their wedding day.
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Maybe
Maybelle
Des Moines Daily offers Mills County readers five month trial
The Des Moines Daily Capital is seeking to expand its reader base in Mills County and advertises a limited time rate of one dollar for five months. Subscriptions are available at the tribune attire.
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Des Moines
Des Moines Daily Capital
Mills County
Tribune
Big Horn Basin
Garland
Powell
Wyoming
Burlington Road
Big Horn
Newcastle
Upton
Moorcroft
Omaha
Hastings People News Notes Across Town and States
Charles Jones drove a cattle car to Chicago while Si Wearin returned from Ames for the year. Christie family finished a fiveweek Cincinnati visit. Purcell family trips to Woodbine. Myrza Carpenter named assistant principal of Tingley schools, Indianola College graduate. Ike Edie dozes at Baxter barbershop. Galen Purcell sketches him now on display. Charles Binkley moves into Had Lookabill property for 650. Spring 1881 colder than this year. stock shipments light. Pythian Sisters delegates from Thurman attend Hastings convention. Oda Fellows anniversary at Red Oak. Teachers, visits, and local remarks fill a busy Hastings week.
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Charles Jones
Chicago
Si Wearin
Ames
J . Christie
Cincinnatti
Charles Purcell
Woodbine
Myrza Carpenter
Hastings
Ike Edie
Baxter
Galen Purcell
Ike
Charles Binkley
James Greig
Alice Cupp
Pearle Stephenson
Thurman
Pythian Sisters
Vernon Johnson
Oda
Red Oak
B Hutchings
Aaron Crouse
Pearl Carey
Jas Wisher
Miss Forrest
Mamie Hicks
Miller
Mark Hathaway
Jennie Priest
Treynor
Pottawattamie County
Minerva Bushnell
Fremont
Neb
Harry Wighmiller
Villisca
Mattie Johnston
Knoxville
Whitnall
Samuel Greenwalt
Mills County
BR E Davenport
Hastings and
Henderson
Tingley
Iowa
Davenport
Murray
Emerson farmer plans new residence costing about 3000
Emerson area farmer Brammier announces a handsome house project to cost around 3000 dollars with Tollinger & Son of Emerson as contractors. Nearby residents attend Odd Fellows celebration in Red Oak. district Yeoman lodge organized in Emerson with 48 charter members and officers named including Eaton and Davis.
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MG Brammier
Emerson
Tollinger & Son
Harry Rhoads
Silas, Douglas
Randolph Salmons
C E Lakin
Red Oak
Ed Birdsall
Elihu Cheney
Hastings
Henry Douglass
Malvern
A Belwlood
J. R. Cannon
Glenwood
Yeoman Lodge
Mark Eaton
Y. B. Brown
Bert Davis
W. H. Eaton
Lulu Davis
S. E. Matthews
C. P. Anderson
Reena
Rosa Hascall
Rebecca
Ora Snodigass
Oscar Anderson
Robt, McClain
Sentinal
Rheumatism as a Man's Occupation
A New York man was brought before a magistrate for speeding and claimed his occupation was rheumatism. The judge recorded it, noting that illness can become a consuming occupation. The piece adds that such an ailment can dominate life, yet never be interrupted by hard times.
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New York
Encouraging the Boy to Hunt Lions and Explore
Mr. Erastus Pink Jey urges son Pickaninny Jim to prove his hunting and Arctic exploration ambitions before chasing lions. He prescribes practical tests such as moving a cow without a halter and winter training by wading to the wood pile, then ends the lesson with a firm rebuke.
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Erastus Pink Jey
Jim
Yassir
North Pole
Columbus the gem of the ocean a pupil’s reply
In the afternoon at all the schools part of the time was spent on Columbus life and deeds. When asked who Columbus was a pupil answered Columbus was the gem of the ocean, a clever twist on the famous voyage tale.
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Chris
Columbus
Johnny
Bad Novels and Modern Writing Decried by Critics
A critique laments deteriorating vowels and rising sensational and wicked novels. The author condemns modern works for graphic details, noting editors profit from salacious content and women aid in the trend. The piece warns readers away from literature that offers only spicy, poisonlike fare.
Dr X or Dr Y and the odds on a doorplate gag
A farm laborer ill in London chose a doctor after seeing a doorplate with Dr X and odds 10 to 1, then found another plate with Dr Y and 1 to 5 and opted for the latter. Separate notes describe naval experts on sound range for steam, whistle, and buoy signals, and a schoolboy history quip about a British king’s horns.
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London
Dr. Y
Lighthouse Board
Trinity School
Arthur
Not Scared During Battle by Irish Soldier Pat
An Irish veteran answers a sergeant that he was not frightened in battle. Pat says he can face most things when he has back up to it, reflecting World War era courage and loyalty in terse dialogue.
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Pat
Molasses and Sugar Distinctions Explained
The text defines molasses as the saccharine product remaining after partial crystallization and separation of sugar from syrup. It contrasts syrup as the direct evaporate of juice and clarifies molasses differs by partial sugar removal and crystal separation during manufacture.
The Kitchen God and the annual report ritual
The kitchen god of China sits above the cooking range as the family’s recording angel. He notes each member’s actions and reports to the gods monthly. Once a year he goes to heaven to deliver his annual report, and the family burns him in a procession with crackers.
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China
English and American Contrasts in Work and Leisure
Bishop Williams of Michigan contrasts English and American business men. He notes English hours are shorter and men pursue culture and theology, while American workers overreach with intensity and seek speed, mobility, golf, or poker, even on Sunday. he cites Balfour as an example of avocation in politics.
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Balfour
Bishop Williams
Michigan
The Ideal Wife Ideals in a Vaudeville Echo
A humorous exchange modernizes the old fashioned role of the ideal wife. The respondent lists duties including cooking, washing, furnace care, and sewing, then adds the expectation of remaining as young and as beautiful as a vaudeville actress earning $400 a week.
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