Overruled Dana on Word Origins and Modern Usage
The article recalls Charles A. Dana’s strict linguistic standards, noting his disdain for slovenly usage and his insistence on Latin and Greek roots. It discusses shifts in meaning as Latin-derived terms like manufacture Dexterity and prime loosen their roots while usage expands, reflecting broader language change.
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Chester S Lord
Saturday Evening Post
Dunas
Origins of United States coin names
The nickel derives from its nickel alloy and earned the nickname fitnes. The dime traces back to decem from Latin, via disme, then tithe, and finally dime. The quarter originated from early practice of cutting the dollar. the eighth became a bit, a term still used for one shilling on the Pacific coast.
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Fingland
France
Pacific Coast
Never Let Friends Know If I Am Not Feeling Well
A venerable gentleman reveals a simple method for staying well: never admit to feeling unwell to friends, so he avoids taking things suggested by others who might know he is "killing." The exchange centers on his ninety five years and surprising health.
Dorothy Sees Triplets for First Time
A young girl named Dorothy gazes upon newborn triplets, stunned by the sight. She cries out to her mother to come see the unusual scene and a childlike mix of wonder and humor colors the moment.
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Dorothy
Motor lifeboat to be built in England with 150 hp engines
A new motor lifeboat is under construction in England powered by engines of 150 horsepower and designed to carry 150 persons. Fifty passengers will ride in the cabined area.
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England
Mexico's Wild Plants Could Fuel Leather Industry
In Coahuila a wild plant with tannic leaves is studied for use in boiler water treatment and potential tannin sources. Mexico considers surveying native flora for commercial value and plans a laboratory for chemical analysis to assess viability of local leather production and other forest products.
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Coahuila
Mexico
United States
Smyrna Birthplace of Croesus and Home in History
The ancient city Smyrna, now captured by the Turks, is noted as the legendary birthplace of Croesus and claimed birthplace of Home. It predates Alexander the Great and sits near Ephesus, Latmos, and Polycarp's martyrdom site with St John’s exile on the nearby isle.
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Croesus
Home
Alexander the Great
Rome
Detroit News
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Anise John
Polycarp
Les
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Latmos
St John
Swedish Peasants Embrace Motoring in Kalmar Festival
A consular report to the U S Department of Commerce notes most participants at a Kalmar farmers festival used cars marking a shift from ox carts. Peasants now view autos as a sign of prosperity and road upkeep. In early 1922 Sweden imported 3230 passenger cars and 798 trucks, up from 2634 cars and 548 trucks in the same period 1921.
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Kalmar
Sweden
United States Department of Commerce
Summoned From the Vasty Deep in Natal Advertiser
In the Natal Advertiser a ghostly debate unfolds. An advertiser seeks reports of old houses near Capetownga with visible specters. A second note summons standing specters to protest commercial exploitation. The King of Specterland promises notice of time and place for a meeting not yet reported.
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Specterland
Natal
Illinois inventor develops sugar beet harvester
An Illinois inventor creates a machine that tops digs and boxes sugar beets. The device uses two shoes with a cutter to sever tops at set heights, throws the tops aside, then a digger uproots the beet and transports it to the rear for boxing or basket storage.
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Illinois
Popular Mechanics
St Louis Girl Delays Dive To Remove Wrist Watch
A St Louis girl at Mera Mec Highlands paused on a diving board after realizing she forgot to remove her wrist watch. She stepped back, removed the time piece, tucked it into her bathing suit pocket, and then safely plunged into the water.
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St. Louis
Meramec Highlands
Crowd Drawn By Window Mystery At Cosmos Club
Two men wagered on attracting a crowd by a simple glance toward a third floor window near the H street entrance. In under ten minutes 50 or 60 bystanders gathered, speculating about the reason for the scene in the nearby building.
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Cosmos Club
H_ street
Washington Star
What It Symbolized and a Town Wedding Feast
A spinster's arrival alarms local bachelors who fear she will choose them. She instead selects the young rector and a wedding is announced. The town responds by presenting a costly dinner service, humorously called a thanksgiving service by the spokesman.
Social Cultivation and Friendship in A Victorian Screen
A reflection on cultivating friends by pruning faults and not plowing their feelings, attributed to the Boston Transcript. The piece urges careful social growth through measured, considerate engagement.
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