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Shadowed Snippets From A Diverse 19th Century Column
A batch of curious notes from The Graphic includes puns on tailoring and smoking, local bets, and social quirks. It records small town deaths, debts, and quirks such as a 70-year-old drunk in Cedar Rapids and a 40-year-old horse dying in Michigan, plus political jests about Iowa, Colorado and copper finds in Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylorsville
California
Blanton Dunnean
Texas
New Bedford
Mass
Wall Street
Fort Sully
Maine
Romeo
Mich
Vicksburg
Philadelphia
Anti-Cruelty Society
Foley J Tall
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Colorado
Sauk Rapids
Minnesota
Bangor
Alleghany County
N. Y
George Alfred Townsend
Morton
Conkling
Senate
Davenport Gazette
Brennan
Parson Tyng
Oizen
Koster
Joseph Taycraft
Beardstown Sl
LL. E. Train
George Francis
Council Bluffs
Sacramento
New York
Paris
Kentucky
Virginia
Nashville
Tennessee
Boston
Benjamin Israel
Benjamin Butler
West Point
Fife
Walker
United States
Mississippi
Ohio
Missouri
Ilinois
Cumberland
Arkansas
Red
Brazos
Rio Grande
Pearl
Alliabama
Mobile
Savanmi
Roanoke
James
J. Walesers
U.e
Walkers Vinecan
RE. HW
McDonald & CO
Praguista
Gen
Agis
Sim Francisco
Cal, & Joc
Washington
Chariton Sts
N.Y
Dpruggists & Deal