Right Church, Wrong Pew (1884)
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RIGHT CHURCH, WRONG PEW--748 Google hits, 626 Google Groups hits
Similar to "right place, wrong time."
"Wrong pew" goes back further on various databases. Maybe it's with "correct church."
(WWW.NEWSPAPERARCHIVE.COM)
Ohio Democrat - 8/7/1884
...New York. I guess you into the RIGHT CHURCH but the WRONG PEW. Try again.....over his shoulder he thrust is RIGHT hand into the pocket to ascerain..
New Philadelphia, Ohio Thursday, August 07, 1884 965 k
La Porte City Progress - 11/16/1887
...made a mistake. "Uf was in MIC RIGHT CHURCH but the WRONG PEW." Distribution.....as the other vesselwas not yet In, and RIGHT well were we sqliefled with the..
La Porte City, Iowa Wednesday, November 16, 1887 528 k
Salem Daily News - 5/12/1896
...in an undertone. "You are in the RIGHT CHURCH, but the WRONG PEW." It, was.....Peiton, v.n earnest anti-slavery man. CHURCH Taken Thirty Tears Ago. East May..
Salem, Ohio Tuesday, May 12, 1896 576 k
Nebraska State Journal - 2/13/1909
...Meet Me In Rose Time Rosie. RIGHT .CHURCH But the" WRONG PEW." Won't Tou Be.....that the city, which has but now the RIGHT to uso the salcl square, ooulfl..
Lincoln, Nebraska Saturday, February 13, 1909 1101 k
(LITERATURE ONLINE)
1. Eggleston, Edward, 1837-1902. [Author Page]
The End of the World: A Love Story. (1872) 458Kb
The End of the World: A Love Story. 455Kb [URL for this text]
Found 2 hit(s):
Front matter 19Kb [URL for this text]
CONTENTS. 5Kb [URL for this text]
...Chapter XVI.---Jonas Expounds the Subject 109 Chapter XVII.---The Wrong Pew 115 Chapter XVIII.---The Encounter 123 ...
Main text 432Kb [URL for this text]
CHAPTER XVII. THE WRONG PEW. 14Kb [URL for this text]
CHAPTER XVII. THE WRONG PEW. New York 1872 Orange Judd and Company ...
2. Eggleston, Edward, 1837-1902. [Author Page]
The Mystery of Metropolisville. (1873) 549Kb
The Mystery of Metropolisville. 546Kb [URL for this text]
Found 1 hit(s):
Back matter 13Kb [URL for this text]
THE END OF THE WORLD. 3Kb [URL for this text]
...---The Web Broken. XVI. ---Jonas Expounds the Subject. XVII. ---The Wrong Pew. XVIII. ---The Encounter. XIX. ---The Mother. ...
3. Holmes, Mary Jane, 1825-1907 [Author Page]
'Lena Rivers. (1856) 839Kb
'Lena Rivers. 836Kb [URL for this text]
Found 1 hit(s):
Main text 825Kb [URL for this text]
CHAPTER XXVI. MARRIED LIFE. 27Kb [URL for this text]
...exclamation, "What the deace! I reckon I've got into the wrong pew," and was going away, when Mabel called him back....
4. Locke, David Ross, 1833-1888 [Author Page]
The Struggles (Social, Financial, and Political) of Petroleum V. Nasby. (1872) 1738Kb
The Struggles (Social, Financial, and Political) of Petroleum V. Nasby. 1734Kb [URL for this text]
Found 1 hit(s):
Front matter 92Kb [URL for this text]
CONTENTS. 69Kb [URL for this text]
...--- Mr. Nasby gets on a Heavy Disgust. In the Wrong Pew. --- Hospitality of the Various Delegations. --- Insult to...
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ONE FOR THE MONEY
I searched NewspaperArchive again. "One for the money"--the 1861 hit isn't there. "Two for the show"--the 1861 hit isn't there. "Three to make ready" gets this mangled mess:
Defiance Democrat - 12/21/1861
...for the nmtiey, for the show, THREE TO MAKE READY and four TO go. WATTS.....Can be found at all business hours, READY TO MAKE or acknowledge Deeds Ac..
Defiance, Ohio Saturday, December 21, 1861 834 k
I should have checked all three! I stopped at one and two! Just an awful search engine!
The PUCK citation that I remember was a four-panel affair of kids jumping off a dock into the water.
I'm anxious to see what SPIRIT OF THE TIMES has. it had many sporting stories.
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