Ersatz (1871); Ersatz Coffee (1918)

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ERSATZ

   OED and Merriam-Webster have 1875 for "ersatz."  I found "ersatz" in only the first of the below, but welcome anyone to ruin his or her eyes on the other six items.


  NEWS NOTES.; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Jan 18, 1871; pg. 1, 1 pgs
("The real army and _ersatz_ reserve--iz., those below the regulation stature, who, however, are in general quite fit to take the field and are taller than the French--has not been called out.")

  FRANCE AND PURSSIA.; British Diplomacy in the France-Prussian Imbroglio.; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Aug 15, 1870; pg. 5, 1 pgs

  Classified Ad 11 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Dec 28, 1867; pg. 6, 2 pgs

  Article 1 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Dec 16, 1867; pg. 5, 1 pgs

  THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.; SECOND SESSION. SENATE.; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Feb 24, 1865; pg. 5, 1 pgs

  FROM UTAH.; A Bold Enterprise--The Deseret Express and Road Company--Mormonism Speculative--The Bench Laying Aside the Ermine-Miscellaneous.; Special Correspondence of the N.Y. Daily Times.; New York Daily Times (1851-1857), New York, N.Y.; Apr 18, 1856; pg. 2, 1 pgs

  LATEST INTELLIGENCE; XXXIId CONGRESS...First Session.. SENATE. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ; New York Daily Times (1851-1857), New York, N.Y.; Dec 18, 1851; pg. 2, 1 pgs

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ERSATZ COFFEE

   We discussed "ersatz kaffee" here once before.  I didn't find "kaffee," but here's some "coffee."


  Reich Gets New Ersatz Coffee; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Jan 3, 1940; pg. 11, 1 pgs

  INSIDE GERMANY: THE MARK OF WAR; INSIDE GERMANY; By OTTO D. TOLISCHUS, Dever from Black Star, Dever from Black Star, Dever from Black Star, European; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Dec 17, 1939; pg. 102, 4 pgs

  SPAIN PAINFULLY RISES FROM RUINS; The People Work and Play Once More, but Militarism and Distress Are Evident; By E. NEVILLE HART; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Aug 13, 1939; pg. E5, 1 pgs

  BOOKS OF THE TIMES; By JOHN CHAMBERLAIN; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Jan 16, 1935; pg. 15, 1 pgs

  FOUND FOOD ENOUGH IN BELGIAN CITIES; American Observer Was Also Surprised at Relative Plenty in Alsace. DUE TO GERMANS' RETREAT Armistice Prevented Their Ravaging These Sources Which Had Supplied Their Armies.; By WALTER DURANTY. Copyright, 1918, by The New York Times Company Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES.; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Dec 3, 1918; pg. 5, 1 pgs
("...bread, butter and sugar gratis, and a vile ersatz coffee, with genuine homemade cordial, 1 mark.")