Everyday English Lesson XIV Compendium of Common Usage Pairs
A compact guide explaining word pairs and usage rules such as accept versus except, between versus among, beside versus besides, allow versus permit, bring fetch and take, expect versus suppose versus think, healthy healthful wholesome, sewage versus sewerage, receipt versus recipe, leave versus let. It gives brief examples to illustrate each distinction.
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Local Market Prices for Poultry and Grains Reported
The Star lists wholesale prices today for hens heavy at 24 cents, young chickens at 26 cents, and cracked corn meal at 2.80 dollars per CWL. Creamery butter runs 46 cents, while local flour barrel prices are 8.25 dollars and retail items show various small goods pricing.
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Star
Waceecas
Andsideos Ae Cracked Corp
Plan to Hope for the Best Fails to Defy Hard Work
A Philadelphia Record note reflects on the importance of effort over optimism, urging that plans succeed only when backed by sustained labor and practical steps rather than wishful thinking.
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Philadelphia Record
Automobile listings include vintage sedans and coupes
Classifieds show several vintage autos with prices: a 1929 five passenger sedan at 1200 dollars, a 1926 sport touring eight cylinder, a 1924 sport touring four cylinder at 550, a 1924 four passenger coupe four cylinder at 3800, and an 8875 price line.
Baltimore Wholesale Market Prices Report
Market briefs list corrected end of day prices for various livestock and dairy items. Contents note hens young chickens calves hogs and pig figures, with references to creamery butter and cracked corn.
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Baltimore
Ten year old girl gains appetite after Vincl remedy
Mrs W Joosten reports her 10 year old daughter no longer lacks appetite after Vincl. The ad claims the cod liver peptone iron compound quickly adds weight to thin children or adults and improves energy sleep and appetite.
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W. Joosten
Vinci
Bakers Drug Store
Elephant emblem inspires political pageantry
The Richmond News Leader notes the elephant as a fitting party emblem. It symbolizes reach to fodder while observers pretend to watch the stars.
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Richmond News-Leader
Pie Trick Aims to Lure Spouse Home On TV
A quirky Detroit News item suggests a wife uses banana cream pie to attract an errant spouse back home in the evenings by holding the pie before a television transmitter.
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Detroit News
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