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  • Collection: Gossip Columns and Columnists

"Personal and Pertinent" and "Wants Woman's Department," New York Age, 23 Feb. 1889

This page from The New York Age contains a letter to the editor by a female reader who would like to see Getrude Mossell's column "Woman's Department" made a permanent feature of the newspaper. Under "Personal and Pertinent," readers find short…

"Is It Anybody's Business?" The Boston Advocate, Aug 21, 1886

A sociocritical poem written by an anonymous author about gossip. Credit My Heritage (via Boston Public Library)

"Bridgeport Gleanings," The Boston Advocate, Aug 28, 1886

An example of the column "Bridgeport Gleanings" in The Boston Advocate where the readers are informed about social and political affairs, religious events, and news about prominent members in the community. In this particular instance, the column…