Oakie-Doke: Courts Hear Slang Debate in Frederick
In a Frederick court, the term oakie-doke is examined as a yes or no answer. Lexicographer Dr. Frank Vizetelly criticizes the phrase as immature, while a witness testifies to related forms like okay-doke and okeh. The judge notes oakie-doke best expresses affirmation though opinions vary.
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Okay-Dake
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Okay-Doke
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Nebraska plan praised by Will Rogers in letter
Beverly Hills resident Will Rogers extols the Nebraska plan reducing state bodies and counties to cut expenses though lamenting loss of jobs. A health survey notes the Zuni Indians are in extremely poor health.
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Social notices and clubs fill Frederick calendar
Society items show dancing at Catoctin Club and bridge events, weddings planned for Frances Felser and John Meehan, multiple church and club gatherings, lectures and birthdays, plus school activities and an operetta at Parkway School highlighting local organizations, students, and neighbors.
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Fifty and Twenty Years Ago Today In Frederick
Fifty and twenty years of local history from Frederick are recounted with notes on court events, notable deaths, civic roles, and community happenings. Former Judge Thomas M. Holbrimer of Columbia, PA, a Woodsboro native, is remembered. G S Rice of Henderson MN, brother of Lewis A. Rice, dies. local ministers organize anew as Frederick County Ministerial Association. Jefferson may gain electric lights via Braddock Heights extension. early fire damages. marriages and clergy changes noted.
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Girls Should Exercise On Plane With Boys
Health column by Dr. Morris Fishbein argues girls should not feel inferior to boys in athletics and that outdoor exercise benefits the female form. It notes chlorosis has diminished as girls take part in sunshine sports and warns against excessive strain during adolescence while endorsing daily outdoor activity and open air games for women.
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Today In History Birthdays And Obscure Farewell Dates
List of notable figures with birth and death dates including Galileo Bentham Bell McCormick Anthony Mitchell Sembrich Shackleton and others. Highlights include Cyrus McCormick born 1809 and Susan B. Anthony born 1820 with deaths noted through 1935 and 1922 respectively. Elihu Root highlighted as a current birthday.
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United States
Nashville
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Marcella Sembrich
Austria
New York
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Broadway Slang Trends and Harlem Dialects Charted
In a New York dispatch, slang from Broadway and Harlem is traced as it spreads into national usage. Terms like gee a good man, double, bite, elbow, wipe-off, pair of fives, torches, cuff, cufferoo, taped, top, and vivgarish are explained with examples from theaters, bars, and Bowery slang. The piece notes origin sources in vaudeville and nightlife hubs and links to drinking and panhandling jargon.
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Broadway
Gee
Cotton Club
Notable Birthdays And History Notes For Today
Secretary of State and United States Senator Nobel laureate born Clinton New York sixty years ago today. Dr William H Pickering Jamaican Harvard astronomer born Boston seventy seven years ago today. James A Farrell New York born New Haven Conn seventy two years ago today. Joseph Hergesheimer Philadelphia novelist born there fifty five years ago today. John Barrymore actor born53 years ago today. Dr Thornwell Jacobs founder president Oglethorpe University Atlanta born Clinton South Carolina58 years ago today. Shelby M Harrison New York Russell Sage Foundation born Leaf River Illinois54 years ago today. Today In History covers Nathan Dane 1835 Maine battleship Maine 1898 and more. Horoscope notes skill persistent purpose may bring success but mind may wander from right road.
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The Black Consul by Anatolii Vinogradov review
Bruce Catton notes many novels about the French Revolution cast mobs as villains and heroes as the guillotine’s victims. The Black Consul centers on Toussaint L Ouverture and the Haiti uprising, with Robespierre and Marat as counterpoints, offering a tragic, moving narrative despite long verbatim excerpts. Published by Viking.
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