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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1935
Page
3
In Chicago on June 13 a railroader themed rattling idiom is explained as Railroad Week, a nationwide observance from June 10. The Western Association of Railway Executives led by H. G. Taylor organizes the program to showcase mechanical and operating advances and translate railroader dialect for lay readers.
A long feature blends an old patent medicine pitch with a playful survey of railroad slang terms. It pairs SS S Tonic health claims with colorful jargon used by American railway workers, explains terms from hoghead to hump yard, and contrasts U.S. and English terminology for locomotive crews and yards. The piece preserves era voice and local tone while detailing both health ads and rail vernacular.
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