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

[Arnold M. Zwicky]

> On Mar 29, 2019, at 10:49 AM, Arnold M. Zwicky <zwicky at STANFORD.EDU> wrote:
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>> 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.
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> it might be worth checking on the period of time when "extra editions" of the NY papers cost 2 cents.
> 
> arnold

as far as i can tell, Barry Popik hasn't written about "two cents".  perhaps he could be encouraged to.

arnold
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