Bottomless Cup (1949); Wheatgrass (1985); Die-In (1988); Factiva

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BOTTOMLESS CUP

   7 June 1949, NEW YORK TIMES, pg. 4 ad:
B/G Good Food Restaurant
23 William St.
Famous for the "Bottomless Cup" of B/G Coffee...from Coast to Coast.

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WHEATGRASS

   "Wheatgrass" is not new, but it seems so.

   16 July 1985, WALL STREET JOURNAL, pg. 1:
   The glitzy parts of the West Los Angeles area support a glut of establishments hawking cellulite enzyme body wraps, porcelain teeth, wheatgrass juice, acupressure, shin scraping, lymphatic rejuvenation, collagen injections, postural alignment and, of course, exercise.


Word Mark THE WHEAT GRASS PEOPLE
Goods and Services IC 030. US 046. G & S: DEHYDRATED WHEAT GRASS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. FIRST USE: 19800500. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19800500
(CANCELLED) IC 031. US 046. G & S: DEHYDRATED WHEAT GRASS FOR ANIMALS. FIRST USE: 19800500. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19800500
Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING
Serial Number 73269251
Filing Date July 7, 1980
Published for Opposition October 27, 1981
Change In Registration CHANGE IN REGISTRATION HAS OCCURRED
Registration Number 1187019
Registration Date January 19, 1982
Owner (REGISTRANT) PINES DISTRIBUTORS INTERNATIONAL, INC. CORPORATION KANSAS 1040 E. 23RD LAWRENCE KANSAS 66044
(LAST LISTED OWNER) PINES INTERNATIONAL, INCORPORATED CORPORATION BY CHANGE OF NAME FROM KANSAS P. O. BOX 1107 LAWRENCE KANSAS 66044
Assignment Recorded ASSIGNMENT RECORDED
Attorney of Record THOMAS H. VAN HOOZER
Disclaimer APPLICANT DISCLAIMS THE WORDS "WHEAT GRASS" APART FROM THE MARK AS SHOWN.
Type of Mark TRADEMARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Affidavit Text SECT 15. SECT 8 (6-YR). PARTIAL SECTION 8(10-YR) 20020801.
Renewal 1ST RENEWAL 20020801
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE

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DIE-IN

   A database check shows at least this:

   14 July 1988, PR NEWSWIRE (Dow Jones database):
   Die-In.  Demonstration to protest federal AIDS policies.

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FACTIVA

   The Dow Jones publications database is now called Factiva.  Both are now available, but the former will be discontinued as of April 1st.
   Factiva is a little difficult to read.  It contains information from both Dow Jones and Reuters, so I suppose it supplies more.
   I just tested the databases on how my work is mangled this week.  LEXIS/NEXIS gives an additional mangling in an Edmonton newspaper.  All three of NEXIS and DOW JONES and FACTIVA, for example, have this mangling:


Section (SE) RIMS 2003 Chicago
Headline (HD) Origin of nicknames disputed
Word Count (WC) 239
Publication Date (PD)  03/24/2003
Publication Name (SN) Business Insurance
Source Code (SC)  BZIN
Page (PG) T23
Volume (VOL) Vol: 37 Num: 12
Category (CAT) current
Copyright (CY) Copyright (C) 2003 Crain Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.
Lead Paragraph (LP) Though various nicknames have been attached to Chicago over the years, the origins of two of the most well known are not as straightforward as is commonly thought.
Chicago has long been known as "the Windy City," a nickname many attribute to the force of the gusts blowing off the lake to the east or howling across the prairie from the west. However, another story is that the name relates to the gusts coming from Chicago's politicians, particularly as they vied-successfully-with New York for the honor of hosting the 1893 Columbian Exposition.

Text (TD)   It was then that Charles A. Dana, editor of the New York Sun, editorialized against "the nonsensical claims of that windy city," a pronouncement that many see as the source of Chicago's Windy City tag.
Likewise with the city's nickname "the Second City." While it's generally attributed to the status Chicago enjoyed for many years as the country's second-largest city, some see it as a reference to the current city, which was reborn after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871-the "second city" on the site.

(Wrong on both!--ed.)