How to pronounce and use tricky English words
A collection of reader queries about adverbs like wrongly and have versus has with either. It covers pronunciation of Connecticut, signing titles after names, bouquet pronunciations boo Kay and boo-KAY, and whether any English word can lack vowels with nth as example pronounced enth.
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A.J.R. A
Crystal Springs
L.A.H
Connecticut
Merriam Webster
Thorndike
Kenyon and Knott’s
American College Dictionary
Oakland
Couple Celebrates Golden Anniversary After 50 Years
Mr and Mrs John Concato 1810 2nd St SE marked 50 years of marriage dating from Sept 2 1900 in Drummond Pa They reside in Canton since 1923 and he formerly worked on the underground crew for Ohio Power Co They attend St Anthony s Catholic Church The couple ages 75 and 65 have 11 children 39 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren with children listed in Canton Fontana Calif and Flushing N Y
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John Concato
2Nd St SE
Drummond
Concato
Ohio Power Co
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
Robert Criswell
Julius Pucci
Morris Amaddi
Dominick Rossi
Joseph Cerrato
Joseph Concato
Frank Concato
Canton
Peter Corosu
Albert Rivas
Fontana
Calif
Anthony Corosu
Flushing
Long Island
N. Y
Trim keeps showing sizes you wear but can’t fit
A fashion vignette describes shopper frustration with changing dress sizes from 16 to 18. A salesgirl explains that soft living and lost muscle tone can push measurements up, urging gradual trimming to return to the familiar size while noting sizes remain the same.
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King Features Syndicate
Anniversary of 50th wedding for Mr and Mrs Charles McBride
The anniversary marks 50 years since Charles McBride and Lillian C Grover wed on Sept 13 1900. A Canton celebration with open house at 1411 10th St NE is planned next Sunday from 2 to 5. They have three children, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. They moved to Canton in 1919 and attend First Evangelical Church.
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Charles McBride
10Th St
McBride
Lillian C. Grover
Bloomsburg
Alfred Houtz
Orangeville
Canton
Republic Steel Corp
Paul E. McBride
Mt. Pocono
James L. McBride
Lisbon
Horace G. McBride
First Evangelical Church
Conscience Catcher: Woman Returns Extra Dollar
A Duluth woman who lived with a troubled conscience for 20 years decided to clear it up. The furniture store owner received a dollar bill in the mail with a note admitting the sender had accepted too much change in 1930.
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Duluth
Minn
Dealing With Canasta
A report on a Canasta session where Hard Luck Joe misplayed a hand costing his team. With both sides near 5000 points, Joe held four kings three queens three tens and a deuce. He should have melded the deuce with three kings rather than four tens to signal his king, but chose the wrong meld.
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Joe
Whooping cough dangers and new antibiotic relief
A doctor warns whooping cough is not harmless, can cause pneumonia and other lung problems, and spreads easily among children. Symptoms begin like a cold, then paroxysmal coughing with possible blue faces and a whoop. vaccination timing and bed rest are advised, with antibiotics chloramphenicol showing encouraging, potentially lifesaving results for severe cases across ages.
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Edwin P. Jordan
Dairy Rich Main Dishes For Back-To-School Luncheons
Readable recipe fragment describes using corn with butter onion green pepper and cheddar cheese evaporated milk and seasonings to create a corn dish. Also outlines Cheese Scalloped Eggplant with eggplant egg evaporated milk butter chili sauce onion bread crumbs cheddar cheese and baking steps for a six serving dish.
Ashland Shakespeare Festival Praised by Sir Laurence Olivier
Sir Laurence Olivier, producing director and star of English cinema, sent a letter to Ashland Oregon praising the annual Oregon Shakespeare Festival and wishing the enterprise God speed.
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Britain
Ashland
Ore
Oregon
Lawrence Oliver
Cleaning plaster busts with starch and tapioca thickening tips
How Can I Clean Plaster Busts by Ann Ashley suggests dipping in thick liquid starch then brushing off to lift dirt. It also recommends a scant tablespoon of quick cooking tapioca to thicken fruit pies and absorb excess juice. For removing flypaper from fabrics use turpentine alcohol or kerosene.
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Readers
Frank Colby
John Jones
the Bell Syndicate, Inc
Jean Rain
Ida Jean Kain
Mrs
Charles H. McBride
Rsadon
Yeidleman’s Pork & Beans
ABC
Edwards
Durkee
Wayne Co. Butter
Cottage
Mello
Ats
Bedford
Guy
Holmes Seed CO
Cleveland Ave
Alan Zott Add
Calgon
Calgon, Inc., Hagan Bidg., Pgh
Edwin P. Jordan, M.D
Gaynor Maddox
Canton Laundry Cleaning Co
6Th St. NW
St. SW
Tuscarawas St. W
Ann Ashley
MS Motor Fuel Service, Inc
Navarre and High SW
Cape Eas
Life
Chicago
New York
Bras
Tor
P. S
Borden
Starlac
T. M. Reg
U. S
Staet
Boflavi Jond Wiiene Ea
Borden Ce
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