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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1976
Page
6
Miscellany traces slang origins and curiosities from 19th century to early 1800s. Notes on plantation overseers nicknamed bulldozers, the coinage of millionaire, and a Paris Lorraine quiche origin. Includes questions about bestsellers, gloves etymology, and early Georgia inscriptions.
A messy passage suggests Ogam engravings predate Columbus and Vikings with Celts settling in North America. It claims beehive mounds across the region and mixed drink cures tied to a Rooster feather stirrer in Elmsford New York in 1726 as the origin.
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