"lager beer", 1850, 1855

[Wilson Gray]

And not [[lager beer] house]? That reading is unavailable in your
grammar? I can't get [lager [beer house]]!

"Different strokes for different folks," to coin a phrase.

-Wilson

On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 11:18 AM, Joel S. Berson<Berson at att.net> wrote:
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> For "lager beer", the OED has 1852 (a dictionary definition), then 1858.
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> North American and United States Gazette, (Philadelphia, PA)
> Saturday, March 02, 1850; Issue 16,869; col H Â  [19th Century U.S. Newspapers]
>
> The March of Malt. ... Most probably this is for the brewing of the
> celebrated Lager Beer, which has now such unprecedented popularity in
> Philadelphia.
>
> [The 1849 quotation from the "North American and United States
> Gazette (Philadelphia, PA) Wednesday, November 21, 1849; Issue
> 16,784; col I" is "Lager beer house", thus not "lager beer" but "beer
> house". Â There are also two very slightly earlier hits, Feb. 28 and
> March 1, 1850 -- but these are given as full pages of advertisements
> without any highlighting that I see, and I'll be d----d if I'll
> attempt to find them.]
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> Lithograph, Currier & Ives (Philadelphia, 1855), "The Follies of the
> Age, Vive la Humbug!!". Â The Library Company of Philadelphia. Â  In
> Rael, Black Identity & Black Protest, 142.
>
> [Sign on flag.] Â Lager beer, allowed to drink 48 glasses.
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> Joel
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