[Ads-l] Antedating of "Soda Jerk"

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
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soda jerk (OED 1922)

1908 Tampa Morning Tribune 1 Jan. 10/4 (Newspapers.com)

The 'soda jerk' actually asked me what kind of milk I wanted.

Fred Shapiro


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