Pronunciation Guide Shows Varied English Names Inaccurate Spelling
A Brooklyn column notes how many English place and personal names are pronounced differently from spelling. It lists examples such as Byron Cowper Cholmondeley Majoribanks and many towns with nonstandard pronunciations. The piece compares Saint Valentine’s martyrdom to springtime customs observed by heathens, linking the holiday to seasonal rites and later Christian adaptation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoe
Byron
Salf Burn
Burn
Cowper
Cooper
Cholmondeley
Chumley
Majoribanks
Marchbanks
Wemyss
Weems
St. John
Senton
Singin
Archdeckne
Archdeacon
Colquhoun
Koohoon
Duchesnes
Dukarn
Bethune
Becton
Menzies
Mynges
Knollys
Knowles
Gower
Woodmucket
Halahon
Horn
Haddiscoe
Hadsker
Grassington
Gerston
Gunthwaite
Gunfit
Eckdale
Ashdile
Brightholmstone
Bryton
Brampton
Brian
Brown
Crostwight
Corsit
Holdsworth
Holder
Kireadbright
Kircoobry
Hirley
Ethla
Coxwold
Cookwood
Marylebone
Marrowbone
Valentine
Europe
Brooklyn
Oglethorpe Life, Pride, and a Roman Style Quarrel
James Edward Oglethorpe founded Georgia in 1737 and helped shape Savannah’s early houses. He later earned a general’s rank in the English army. As a youth he served with Prince Eugene in Austria and famously responded to a prince’s wine prank by throwing a glass back, sparking a cautionary moment observed by an old general. The passage also notes antique chariot races and their peril, drawing comparisons to Olympic contests and Beow Hur’s vivid depictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
Hhis
W. M. Sloane
Century
James Edward Oglethorpe
Georgia
Savannah
England
Oglethorpe
Prince Eugene
Wurttemberg
Filip
Young Oglethorpe
Athelete
G. ‘I. Ferris
St. Nicholas
The Cold Commercial View Instructs Ridiculous Vanity
The old hen cackled about eggs at nine cents a dozen and mocked the fuss over one egg. The old rooster eyed the scene with languid disapproval as a performance of vanity.
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Chicago Tribune
Free Bridge Authorized Between Caroline and Talbot Counties
Public local laws authorize Caroline and Talbot counties to build a free bridge over the Great Choptank River at Gilpin's Point. The act empowers the two county commissions to determine the bridge location and to acquire lands and material by inquisition or purchase for construction and abutments.
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Caroline
Talbot
Gilpin’s Point
Caroline County
General Assembly of
Maryland
Caroline and
Talbot Counties
Caroline Shore
Talbot County
Lloyd Lowndes
William Cabell Bruce
Senate
Sydney E. Mudd
House of Delegates
General Assembly of Maryland
M. M. Higgins
Delaware and Chesapeake Railway
Greensborough
Federalsburg
Aets
Sydney KE. Mudd
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Massey & Gray
Cor. Main St
R. R. Ave
Greensborough, Wiaryland
Sears
P. VP. P
Parmerzy
Redden
Mt. Airey Manufacturing Co
Denton
Denton Bridge
Price
Pere Pere
Deston
Ron Rhe Lanpixa
ALL
Kings of
Rer
L. B. Towers
Tuos. L. Day
Peoce
T. Ll. Day
Ridgely, Md
NI Newspaper
Aston
Binder Twine
Columbia
Com
Wingard
Peerless
I¢aston
W. W.tunis & Brother Lumber GO
Tunis’ Mills
North Carolina
Mutual Life Insurance
OF New York
Richard A. McCurdy
Torset
PSI
Charles A. Presdler
Simmons Liver Regulator
J. H. Zeilin & Co
Philadelphia
Detroit Free Press
A.J. Merchant
D.C
M.e.church
Sharon,Pa
Dr. Fenner
Fenner
W. EE. Brows
T. Wo. Sarrir
Ridgely
H. Duriny
Hillsboro
J.B. Suay
Tenderson
Perren & Peprer
Fowling Creek
AI. M. Winnery
Choptank
Market Streets
Ailadelphica
Ean
Jilw
Coulbourn
Frank ¢. Bolton
Lee B. Bolton
Bolton Bros
Elaine
E. Pratt ST
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Mutual Life Insurance Company OF
New York
Vox Post
Toreet Olyphant
Cu. F. Pestrases
van PL Dixex
Jaes CL Moipen
J. AL. Therrien
Covmaititee
Reed
Harkness
Harnes
Denton, Mad
Redkcert
Walter R. Gillette
Isaac Bf, Lloyd
Frederic Cromwell
Emory McClintock
Errier M
J. O. Tayler
T. H. Evans & Company
Fruit and Propuck Comission
Aq Licnr
Fertilizers Hubbard & CO
Light St
Sour County
Choptank River
Ina
Choptank O.blco
Cambridge
Ry Pliny Fisher
Denton, Md
John W. Temple
Atiporney-At-Law
Centreville, Md
I Owen
Kent
Queen Anne's
Caroline Counties
James Swann
Drenton, Maryland
Maso Nee
Bricklayer and Plasterer
Denton, Mn
Mery
New York Sun
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