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How Gossip Harms Reputations And A Saw Dust Brandy Scandal
A letter warns against circulating rumors that harm innocent people and mockery of gossip. It cites a German chemist’s sawdust brandy threat to temperance efforts and recounts a Wakarusa scam where a Chicago watch was swapped for stones. The piece ends recalling early American publishing and the Boston News Letter’s origins.
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Chicago
Gudgeon
Express C.O. D
New World
Camsete
Boston
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Amerie