How Languages Grow from Railroads to Vocabularies
Columbia PhD candidate Dr. Harvey J. Swann analyzes how railroad expansion spurred new terms in English French and American usage. He shows English copied stagecoach terms, American uses river navigation language, and French drew on canal vocabulary thus illustrating language evolution as extension of existing systems.
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Harvey J. Swann
Swann
England
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France
Endorsement Boosts Law Enforcement in City Campaign
A Democratic candidate praises Mayor Thompson’s law enforcement record, saying O’Brien would match it without weakening order. The piece argues Thompson’s two years show strong policing, and that open Sundays and licentiousness won’t return under either candidate, with voters facing a clear choice on public safety.
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Obrien
Quincy
Pris O'Brien
Thompson
O'Brien
Lower Broadway
Mayer Thompson
Mr. O'Brien
Thompon
Politieal
Aiticis Cnd
Longfellow Quotation on Giving and Love
The excerpt discusses affection as a pure, sunlike outflow that nourishes like rain, with joy found in giving rather than receiving, citing Longfellow in Avangeline as the source.
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Longfellow
Adams County road dispute prompts square deal question
A reader urges the Illinois Legislature and the Adams County community to honor the 60 million bond issue and the map showing three trunk line roads out of Quincy. The letter argues a proposed reroute would reduce mileage, violate the bond terms, and deprive Adams County of 150 000 dollars in road value. IS THIS A SQUARE DEAL? Taxpayer.
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Hinnis
House and Senate
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Adams County
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Payson
Pittsfield
Anther
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Carthae
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Quincy
Quincey
Ilinois
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Liberty
Abels’ Corner
Burton
Highway Commission
Tilinvis
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Uimer
Robbers in Nest Found in Green Forest Tale
A children’s fable contrasts Hooty and Mrs Hooty with Mr and Mrs Redtail. The thievish Hootys robber the Redtails’ nest and later inhabit it, while the Redtails plan to reclaim their home. The piece ends with a weathered note on March 7 memorials and early aeronaut Jean Pierre Blanchard’s death in 1800.
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Mrs. Hooty
Edtail
Hawk
Green Forest
Mrs. Redtail
Oday
Daniel Webster
Webster
Clay
North
Whittier
Icabod
Jean Pierre Blanchard
Blanchard
Paris
J. Jeffries
English Channel
Havana strike spreads to interior as unrest continues
The general strike in Havana has gained momentum and spread rapidly to interior districts. No settlement appears near, and President Menocal is expected to act as arbiter once he reaches the capital to seek a quick end to the tie-up. In Havana occasional street car service is disrupted.
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Havana
Menocal
Clergy Shifts Backed Bolsheviks in Omsk Clash
After two years of neutrality the clergy in the Omsk government now openly backs Admiral Kolchak. The religious leaders have voiced strong pro Kolchak sentiments, drawing sharp national reaction.
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Omsk
Bolsheviki
Admiral Kolchak
Miller's Antiseptic Oil Promoted For Quick Pain Relief
A newspaper notice urges readers to stop using opiate remedies and try Miller's Antiseptic Oil, known as Snake Oil, for relief from rheumatism neuralgia headaches and colds. The ad asserts safety and offers a money back guarantee with bottle sizes 30c 60c and $1.00 at all drug stores.
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