Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, a volume of original, historic and descriptive writings showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress (1901)
Boyd, James Penny, 1836-1910 · Philadelphia, A. J. Holman & co · leaf 456
by the results of his initial efforts, he went to Boston to solicitpecuniary aid for a second and much larger exhibition. Although he was atthat time widely known for his public-spirited philanthropy, and also as thefounder of the influential Berkshire Agricultural Society, his appeals for… … iiiilliliilliliililliip 426 TRIUMPHS AND WONDERS OF THE XIXth CENTURY You will get no aid from Boston ; commerce, literature, theology, medicine, the university, anduniversal politics are against you. The ex-President was correct in his judgment. Mr. Watson did not receive asingle favorable…
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