1955 "-wise" vector; antedatings of "misty" and "Enjoy!"

[Douglas G. Wilson]

 From Google Books:

"Business-wise":

1908:

http://books.google.com/books?id=gQIMAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA400&dq=%22business+wise%22+date:1900-1930&lr=&num=100&as_brr=3&as_pt=ALLTYPES

1905:

http://books.google.com/books?id=dsg4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA45&dq=%22business+wise%22+date:1900-1930&lr=&num=100&as_brr=3&as_pt=ALLTYPES

1908:

http://books.google.com/books?id=axsXAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA153&dq=%22business+wise%22+date:1900-1930&lr=&num=100&as_brr=3&as_pt=ALLTYPES

1901 (Mark Twain!):

http://books.google.com/books?id=5IRaAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA430&dq=%22business+wise%22+date:1900-1930&lr=&num=100&as_brr=3&as_pt=ALLTYPES

1904:

http://books.google.com/books?id=9fILAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA2-PA428&dq=%22business+wise%22+date:1900-1930&lr=&num=100&as_brr=3&as_pt=ALLTYPES#PRA2-PA429,M1

1902:

http://books.google.com/books?id=WIdNAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA153&dq=%22business+wise%22+date:1900-1930&lr=&num=100&as_brr=3&as_pt=ALLTYPES

1921:

http://books.google.com/books?id=lb9CAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA339&dq=%22business+wise%22+date:1900-1930&lr=&num=100&as_brr=3&as_pt=ALLTYPES

1913:

http://books.google.com/books?id=G-IAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA89&dq=%22business+wise%22+date:1900-1930&lr=&num=100&as_brr=3&as_pt=ALLTYPES

1919:

http://books.google.com/books?id=GZwPAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA12&dq=%22business+wise%22+date:1900-1930&lr=&num=100&as_brr=3&as_pt=ALLTYPES

1915:

http://books.google.com/books?id=rFtpWSSdy_AC&pg=PA21&dq=%22business+wise%22+date:1900-1930&lr=&num=100&as_brr=3&as_pt=ALLTYPES

1908:

http://books.google.com/books?id=s2oCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA311&dq=%22business+wise%22+date:1900-1930&lr=&num=100&as_brr=3&as_pt=ALLTYPES

1888:

http://books.google.com/books?id=NH8oAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA177&dq=%22business+wise%22+date:1880-1899&lr=&num=100&as_brr=3&as_pt=ALLTYPES

1893:

http://books.google.com/books?id=NsMoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PT406&dq=%22business+wise%22+date:1880-1899&lr=&num=100&as_brr=3&as_pt=ALLTYPES

1883:

http://books.google.com/books?id=x1aQWbz_eYAC&pg=PA123&dq=%22business+wise%22+date:1880-1899&lr=&num=100&as_brr=3&as_pt=ALLTYPES#PPA124,M1

1880:

http://books.google.com/books?id=oc8iAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA735&dq=%22business+wise%22+date:1880-1899&lr=&num=100&as_brr=3&as_pt=ALLTYPES#PPA736,M1

1895:

http://books.google.com/books?id=kgYPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA439&dq=%22business+wise%22+date:1880-1899&lr=&num=100&as_brr=3&as_pt=ALLTYPES

1853:

http://books.google.com/books?id=MuIRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA38&dq=%22business+wise%22+date:1850-1879&lr=&num=100&as_brr=3&as_pt=ALLTYPES

1878:

http://books.google.com/books?id=J-4JAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA862&dq=%22business+wise%22+date:1850-1879&lr=&num=100&as_brr=3&as_pt=ALLTYPES

... etc.

"Money-wise":

1891:

http://books.google.com/books?id=QmZLAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA378&dq=%22money+wise%22+date:1800-1930&lr=&num=100&as_brr=3&as_pt=ALLTYPES

1918:

http://books.google.com/books?id=gksAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA349&dq=%22money+wise%22+date:1800-1930&lr=&num=100&as_brr=3&as_pt=ALLTYPES

1858:

http://books.google.com/books?id=YQ8wAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA563&dq=%22money+wise%22+date:1800-1930&lr=&num=100&as_brr=3&as_pt=ALLTYPES

1885:

http://books.google.com/books?id=JHYAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA670&dq=%22money+wise%22+date:1800-1930&lr=&num=100&as_brr=3&as_pt=ALLTYPES

1906:

http://books.google.com/books?id=yPcXAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA15&dq=%22money+wise%22+date:1800-1930&lr=&num=100&as_brr=3&as_pt=ALLTYPES#PPA16,M1

1888:

http://books.google.com/books?id=DstfA4Pq2e8C&pg=PA164&dq=%22money+wise%22+date:1800-1930&lr=&num=100&as_brr=3&as_pt=ALLTYPES

... etc.

-- Doug Wilson

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