Slang in Don Quixote and Ra- bolais Works Recalled in 400 Year-old Translations
Reader cites Peter Motteaux translations of Don Quixote as a rich storehouse of modern American slang. Examples include phrases uttered by Sancho, Dulcinea, and others, highlighting enduring English idioms from 1600s literature.
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Don Quixote
Raholais
Peter Anthony Motteaux
London
Donia Rodriguez
Sancho
Barataria
Altisidora
Motteaux
Thomas Urquhart
Rabelais
Frank W. Hoyt
New York Evening Post
No Longer Old at Thirty in Public Life
The piece argues women increasingly reject the idea that age makes them ineligible for life and activity. It cites examples of women admitting ages beyond thirty and notes a shift toward enjoying pursuits like golf beyond middle age, as reported by the Continental Edition of the London Mail.
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The
London Mail
Denby and Lejeune Recall Samoa Storm of 1889
Secretary Edwin Denby discusses the 1889 Apia harbor hurricane that sank three American ships and three German ships while one British vessel escaped. Major General John A. Lejeune, then a naval cadet, was among those clinging to Vandalia’s rigging during the storm.
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Edwin Denby
The
Navy
Navy League
Apia
Samoa
Mr. Denby
John A. Lejeune
Marines
Secretary of the Navy
Gen. Lejeune
Tales of danger and progress from old papers
A labor dispute turns dramatic with a suspected dynamite find as a patrol questions a worker. Separately, census data shows 21 telegraph firms, 241012 miles of poles, 1888798 miles of single wire and 28,865 offices. Potassium salts discovered in Szechuan wells. Stamp history notes Ukraine stamps depicting Cossack hetmen. Advice for mothers warns against harsh measures for boys.
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United States Bureau of the Census
Japan
Szechuan
China
London Times
Ukraine
Russia
Bogdan Kheminitzki
Rus
Quaker Name Origin Linked to Trembling Magistrates
The Society of Friends received the name Quakers because they allegedly bid certain magistrates to tremble at the word of the Lord. The account discusses historical attribution of the nickname and its religious context.
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Society of Quakers
Heavy sickness costs New York state factory losses
An Associated Industries of New York study shows sickness in the last half of 2019 cost more than 500000, affecting 140 manufacturers and 77000 workers. It records 8761 illness cases, days lost, and wage losses totaling about 321875 with patterns by duration and frequency. Also notes Britain testing all metal airplane duralumin strength by destructive weight testing to measure resistance.
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New York State
Associated Industries of
New York
Drafty Portrait of a Milwaukee Woman in Century of Life
A Milwaukee woman died at one hundred eighteen and reportedly smoked a pipe cigars and cigarettes. She apparently did not bite infants or reveal hair shading or wear stockings. the account reflects a quirky, anecdotal reminiscence from Cleveland Papers about her era and life.
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Milwaukee
Ghiminfadt
Cleveland
Grades of Witches by Description in Old Trials
The text explains three types of witches: black witch harmful, white witch helpful, and gray witch mixed in nature. Indictments for witchcraft allegedly noted the complexion of the spirit that bewitched the accused.
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Women's Rights In
Hupeh
Far East
South Australia
Farmera
Port Wakefield
Australia
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Stymie—Hazzard
Greene
Gladys
Lejeune
San Francisco
Pat
Horton
Roberts Johnson and Rand
Krippendorf Dittman
Hoytop
Oll Krippendorf Dittman
Jos. E. Tilt
Vici
Monticello, Iowa
S. Brown
Lanigan
Monticello
Iowa
H. M. Remley
James Remley
Remley & Remley
Anamosa, In
Main Street
Drs
DR. M. F. Hogan
I. V. Dautremont
Ance
DR. George. ‘Albery
Cedar Street
Fir . Street
Phong
Towa
Thomas Stimpson
A. M. Maurice
Jew
Doxsee
Chas
Esftatea
Roy. D. Cooley
Auctioneer _ Farms
Results Farm
Seles
Wyoming
Patrick
West Main Street
Marshalltown
Edison
Frank A. Locher
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