[Ads-l] "two cents" (and a lot more)

Arnold M. Zwicky zwicky at STANFORD.EDU
Fri Mar 29 17:49:57 UTC 2019


> On Mar 29, 2019, at 4:31 AM, Stephen Goranson <goranson at DUKE.EDU> wrote:
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> A quick glance (easily antedated, my 2c) turned up Philadelphia Inquirer (price: one cent), Oct. 11, 1893, p. 7, col. 1:
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> I suppose you will think I am going into ancient history for mentioning that article that you gave some time ago about "Man's Complacency," but I do feel like putting in my "two cents" to what has already been said.
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> 
> Stephen

i've added this as a comment on my blog posting. No doubt there will be antedatings.

it might be worth checking on the period of time when "extra editions" of the NY papers cost 2 cents.

arnold

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