Sentence:  If I can once extirpate the race of solid and substantial humdrums, I hope by my wholesome and repeated advices, quickly to reduce the insignificant <WSD>tittle-tattles</WSD> and matter-of-fact-men that abound in every quarter of this great city. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An idle, trifling talker; a gossip.