antedating 30 (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

OED has 1895 for "30", journalists' code for the end of an article.


New Orleans _Daily Picayune_ Jan 5 1890 p 10 col 1 [Gale 19th Cent
Newspapers]
"It keeps an operator's brain very active while he is at work, and the
average day's work is about eight hours; consequently when "30" comes he
is generally exhausted."


Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

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