Evolution of Impertinent Word Origins Across English
The text traces the etymology of impertinent from its medieval sense meaning not belonging to to its later usage. It notes Wycliffe’s usage describing men who are “Impertinent to earthly words” as lacking proper words and later Shakespeare’s “taper Uhent” evolving to signify absurd or wilful. It mentions a span of about 200 years in shifting meaning.
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Wycliffe
Willy
Elberta
Howrigital
Elbertah
Stillvlat
Davis Co
Uni
Funereal Office Abolished in Sagar Funeral Customs
In Sagar Malay archipelago two bottles measure time by sand while a gong marks hours. A municipal council decision ends the office of organizer of funereal pomp. The figure once led processions in ornate dress with a three cornered hat carries a cane as he walks ahead.
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Sagar
Paria
Municipal Counell
Nurse Honored After 64 Years With One Family
A Lincolnshire nurse who served one family for 64 years has died. The woman cared for four generations, with four sons of the household now leading large families. Her long service spanned many decades in Eiglind.
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Pallbeware
Lincolnshire
Eiglind
Harpallbedrera
Thit
What would you do if you were a millionaire
A Washington Star snippet asks what choices a millionaire might make such as owning a palace in Wantington or New York then traveling to Europe, contrasting lavish hopes with a shrug and a distant dream.
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Wantington
New York
Europe
Washington Star
Indiana
Bilgin Appoints Son as Private Secretary
The earl of Bilgin named his son Lord Bruce as private secretary, mirroring Gladstone’s 1889 choice of Herbert Gladstone as a young aide when he became prime minister. The parallel highlights a family appointment for political aid.
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Lord Bruce
Earl of Bilgin
William Gladstone
Herbert Gladstone
World horse population estimates in early World War era
A cavalry authority in Belgium estimates the world horse population at over 80 million. He places 22 million in Russia, and counts for Germany and Austria Hungary each above Britain's roughly 8 million. The figures reflect early 20th century global army equine resources.
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Belgium
Germany
Austria-Hungary
British Islay
Africans Do Not Sneeze. A Humorous Racial Stereotype
A fragment asserts that Africans and their descendants never sneeze if pure blooded, even when living abroad, reflecting racist pseudoscience and stereotypes from the era.
Record Breaking Raft Tows To San Francisco Harbor
A steamship towed into San Francisco harbor from the Columbia river a raft carrying 9,000,000 cable feet of piles.
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San Francisco Harbor
Columbia River
Easy to Be Good says Sun quote hints at virtue
A short quote from the Daluimore Sun reflects on happiness and virtue for the poor, suggesting moral goodness is easier than happiness itself. The snippet emphasizes the distinction between contentment and ethical conduct.
Critics and Nearsight Tales From an Old Page
A fragmented 1815 vignette mixes proverbs and odd observations about trade with Japan, fame, hunger, and wildlife. It parodies vanity, imaginations of greatness, and a jokey exchange about a nearsighted man spotting a boy cleaning a window with a white rag.
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Flossie
Stark Trees Offer Brings Nursery to Planter Direct Sales
A historic ad notes direct nursery-to-planter sales of Stark Trees with universal commission on orders. It touts past success with Delicious variety and Elberta trees, citing large volumes and horticultural expertise from the Stark line and associated names, urging readers to buy now.
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Ite
Prairiion
Plantere
Andithere
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Chetan
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Ghalat Co
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Stark
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Barly Elberta
Sumner Gleason
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Tokay Stark Eclipse Moore Early White
Muscat
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Cornichon Thomp's Seedhess Pear
Tuys Tilton
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Duke
Colorado
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Arena
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Uicards Company
Lock Box I
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Missouri U. S. A
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Nineveh
United States
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Gompa Orange
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