Spelling Match (1842); Spelling Bee (1874)

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A movie about the "spelling bee" opens this Friday. Another short  look.
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_http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0437800/_ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0437800/)
Akeelah and the Bee (_2006_ (http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Years/2006) )
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_LUCY  GRAY._
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EZEKIEL JONESE J. Brother Jonathan. A Weekly Compend of Belles Lettres and
the Fine  Arts, Standard Literature, and General Intelligence (1842-1843). New
York: Feb 19, 1842. Vol. 1, Iss. 8; p. XXXA (3 pages)
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First page:
...and if it didn't make me proud to have her so ready to take my arm home
from singing school, and spelling matches, I think it's a wonder.
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_A  SPELLING BEE.; HOW THEY CONDUCT IT IN THE CITY OF CLEVELAND. _
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New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Nov 27,  1874. p. 5 (1
page)

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