[Ads-l] Antedating of "Midwest"

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
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Midwest (OED 1894)

1884 Democratic Leader (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 23 Aug. 3/5 (Newspapers.com)  The tightness of the money market restrains the touring passions of the rising generation in the East, and mid-West.

Fred Shapiro







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