Antedating of "Pastrami"

[Jesse Sheidlower]

On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 03:37:12AM +0000, Shapiro, Fred wrote:
> pastrami (OED 1914)
>
> 1909 _Boston Advocate_ 9 Apr. 6 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
> (adv't) Margolies Kosher Worst Mfg. Co. ... Worst, Corned Beef,
> Pastrami and Tongues.

Oh yeah?

1899 _Jewish South_ 12 May 1 (advt.) S. Spector... Fresh beef and smoked
meats... Smoked beef, smoked tongues, smoked shoulders, salami,
pastrami, rendered beef fat, &c.

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn94051168/1899-05-12/ed-1/seq-1/;words=Pastrami?date1=1836&rows=20&searchType=basic&state=&date2=1922&proxtext=pastrami&y=8&x=12&dateFilterType=yearRange&index=0

Jesse Sheidlower
OED

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