The Argument on English Gender in Grammars
A critique of Gould Brown and others on gender in English grammar. The author argues gender is a grammatical distinction in all languages, not a sex concept, and demonstrates muddled usage across grammars with examples and quotations from multiple authorities.
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Goold Brown
Gould Brown
Lindley Murray
Ler
Howe
Philadelphia
Greece
Rome
Clark
Bor
Harvey
Phil. Armor
Chicago
Winton
Bos
Man
Hero
Latham
Sex
Elise
New Chinese Minister Praises American Newspaper Men
An inaugural interview quotes the Chinese minister praising journalists as the fourth estate. Professor E Walter Mannidez is cited as stating pyramids were built to advertise and perpetuate the fame of the Pharaohs and for other Frdewl.
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Eget le
E. Walter Manndez
Englishman and Turk in a Debt Settlement Tale
An Englishman visits a Croatian household to settle a lent sum with a Turkish family present. The women insist he repays, the Turkish man warns of settling in the next world, and the brother is summoned as each sister pays her share. The tale ends with the family resolving the debt.
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Bent
Betty
Turk
Bethi
Gaey
Humorous Hospital Misread Thermometer Prank
In London Chronicle style, Tammy and Younsy residents recount a prank where a boy swapped a thermometer from a doctor’s mouth into hot tea then back, prompting the doctor to declare humorously that the patient is not dead but should be.
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Tammy
Setthe
Charse
Younsy
Yommy
Listmouth
Thos’ Worthy
Tom
Loundon Chronicle
Nature Wit From the South Quote
A Chicago News quip features a tourist and a stump sitter who describes how natural events spared him effort. He notes trees were leveled by an eyeline, a brush pile burned by lightning, and now awaits an earthquake to shake potatoes from the ground.
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Chicago News
Tearful wife seeks help as husband frets over gloom
A distressed wife, tearful and despondent, cannot explain her mood while an indulgent husband fears she is ill. An advertisement for Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription claims to cure female weakness, regulate menstruation, relieve inflammation, and restore cheerfulness, with testimonials endorsing the remedy and urging readers to avoid substitutes.
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Pierce
Mr. Adams
Latviratary
Ton Co
Pam
Kong
Doctor Pierce
The Most Unique Dormitory In The World At Suwanee
A tale from the New York Times recounts University of the South Dean Hoffing and a plan to move a hotel to Suwanee as a dormitory. Legal obstacles later blocked the move, leaving the town without hotel space and the university briefly triumphant in luxury.
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University of the South
Dean Hoffa
Dand
Southern
Amon
Mhrle
Uttle
Lloffinga
Anin
North Carelina
Suwanee
Hoffman
Picces
University
New York Times
Local wedding page obscured by OCR errors
Fragmentary text describes a wedding or betrothal in a dated newspaper voice. Names and places are unreadable or garbled, with partial phrases suggesting a marriage notice or social column item.
Fragmentary Text Item Aims at Key Figures
A garbled passage references large sums of money and travel to Europe, with scattered mentions of names and opinions. The readable portions imply a generic, uncertain report lacking coherent context or clear events.
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Dawe Gmdyck
Atves
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Gould
Sib
Webviberba Wright
Yoru
Caneser
Beth Ware
Philadelphia Ledger
Japan
Fae
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Atest Princely Willeturd
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Milwautas
Wis
Pittsburg Plate Glass Co. General
Broadway
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Eggleston Avenue
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OSW
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Behomoth
Atlantic Coast
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Washington
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D&o
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Ge Lbs
AGL
Cinnati
OIG
W. RY
Ohio
Athens
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Warkersburg
St. Louia
New York
Ageats
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Parkersburg
Sun
Fast Mail
At. Louis
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MOORE
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Cincinnati
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Ohler Camry
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Tocoo
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Canada
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Omaha
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Oho
Nudsoo School Furniture Co
America
Edmanson County
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C, L. Stone
Deal Pass
Louisville& Nashville
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Lottie
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