https://www.archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/b62effc70b093235571937a8860f68de.pdf 69ea9cd06ab0841474b076f2f33083a2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gossip Columns and Columnists Description An account of the resource The collection stores items related to the question of how gossip was talked about, referenced, and used in nineteenth-century periodicals. It showcases letters, diaries, articles, auto/biographical accounts of relevant journalists as well as exemplary gossip columns and articles. Visit the <a href="https://www.archivalgossip.com/sources/archives/">list</a> of archives from which the archival sources were derived. <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/4a92a43e5ed873676c0588fd6cc4326f.JPG"><img title="Item Locations" alt="Item Locations" src="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/4a92a43e5ed873676c0588fd6cc4326f.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="469" height="324.5" /></a>(<a href="http://hdlab.stanford.edu/palladio/">Palladio</a> visualization, location of items in collection, size nodes)</div> Article A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Text that is part of a magazine or newspaper. The article may include other formats such as images. Geocode (Latitude) 42.21426 Geocode (Longitude) -71.057495 Secondary Texts: Comments Secondary sources that have explicitly commented on the respective item or raised important concerns/questions that are of interest Garland Penn describes Lillian A. Lewis in<a href="https://archive.org/details/afroamericanpre00penngoog/page/382/mode/2up?q=bert+islew" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> The African American Press and Its Editors</a> as the key selling point of The Boston Advocate: "Shortly after [graduating high school], she began newspaper work, and contributed special articles to The Boston Advocate. The Advocate, at that time, was the victim of much adverse criticism, and was rapidly losing ground with its Boston readers. Miss Lewis at once perceived the cause, and immediately set about to meet the exigency, if possible. Her aim was to edit a column of matter that would take with all classes and all ages, and the result was the"They say" column, which has for about two years become proverbial with readers of The Advocate, At first the paragraphs were short, crisp, and breezy; but later on Miss Lewis began to add comments and criticisms on what "they say," which was a happy thought, and made the column more attractive than before. The Advocate soon began to regain its former popularity, and subscribers increased, until to-day there is scarcely a colored family of intelligence in Boston that does not read The Advocate and Bert Islew's gossip." Archive archive that the resource was found in <a href="https://www.bpl.org/services-central-library/newspapers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Boston Public Library</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "They Say," The Boston Advocate, Dec 4, 1886 Description An account of the resource Example of Lillian A. Lewis' society news column "They Say," written under her pseudonym "Bert Islew" for The Boston Advocate (and distinghuished as such from reprints from other publications through the sub-heading "specially reported for the Advocate"). "They Say" offers a wide variety of information loosely tied together by similar themes or similar expressions. Lewis' writing is thus less concerned with potentially scandalous content that might be shared under the veil of anonymity suggested by "They Say." Instead, her column offers a contemplation on all the possible information shared via hearsay, gossip, or common sense via the repetation of "they say ... that." Many of these listed items are humorous in tone ("they say that people are saying the most ridiculous things that you ever heard") or written tongue in cheeck ("... that every family should possess a copy of the ADVOCATE next week"). Lewis/Islew, however, also includes references to weddings and other social events among prominent families, to the travels and state of health of authors and politicians, and to fashion and fashionable places. News about social events are also included in The Boston Advocate via regular features like "<a href="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/items/show/1017">Bridgeport Gleanings</a>," in which readers are informed about church meetings and political appointments in the respective towns, but also about the vacation destination and receptions of prominent members of these communities. The Boston Advocate (1885–19??) was a Black-owned newspaper, published every Saturday, and "Devoted to the interests of the colored people of the United States and Canada." <h3>Credit</h3> <a href="https://records.myheritagelibraryedition.com/research/record-10704-5541070/the-boston-advocate#fullscreen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">My Heritage (via Boston Public Library)</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1886-12-04 Type The nature or genre of the resource Reference Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 0990 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lewis, Lillian Alberta ( (pseudonym: Bert Islew), 1861-? Subject The topic of the resource Lewis, Lillian Alberta ( (pseudonym: Bert Islew), 1861-? Gossip--Published Rumors Black Periodicals Humor Social Events--Misc. Manners / Etiquette Citation of Anonymous Source black periodicals gossip--published gossip--unpublished