CINCINNATI [Ohio], Jan. 18.—Edward Pettis, 17 years old, consumer of "Dead-Eye Dick" novels and would-be "bad man," rushed into the office of Stem, Heidman & Mehlhope, attorneys, in the traction building yesterday, flourishing a big six-shooter. Bringing it to the level of Attorney John Rohrer's eyes, the boy ordered him to write a check for $50.

Oct 13, 2015 · U.S. style guides. From [Merriam-]Webster's Standard American Style Manual (19885):. Words designating global, national, regional, or local political divisions are capitalized when they are essential elements of specific names.

How Ben Franklin avoided credit for shooting that particular elephant in his pajamas I'll never know. Oh, wait—he didn't. Another once-familiar expression that trades on the dubiousness of the ingredients that may go into sausage appears in F.E. Kleinschmidt, "A Day of Blood," in The Pacific Monthly (June 1910):

Aug 30, 2020 · Great excitement was created in front of the Democratic headquarters at Columbus, Ohio, at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and a riot was narrowly avoided. Soon after noon some one about the headquarters caused to be strung across the street in large form a bloody shirt, with the inscription: "New North, new South : a new deal.

Jan 5, 2016 · Lighter, in particular, offers extensive coverage of dope as a noun, identifying instances of slang usage that go back almost 200 years and extend across two dozen distinct meanings: "gravy" (first as doup, 1807), "a stupid person" (1851), "an unidentified unwholesome or poisonous liquid" (1872), "grease" (1876), "medicine or medication of any ...

Mar 19, 2013 · Ether and its meaning is dependent on the context and origin of the statement. In the scientific context, it refers to what we once believed to be a sort of membrane that covered particular elements or particles such as light or a medium in …

Nov 15, 2012 · However, a slightly earlier instance occurs in "Letter from Observatory Hill, Cincinnati," dated 'Xenia [Ohio], July 13, 1863,' in the Xenia [Ohio] Sentinel (August 25, 1863): Gentlemen, "Friends, Romans, Countrymen!" We come to bury Vallandigham—"not to praise him. The evil that men do, lives after them;—the good is oft interred with their ...

Examples of case 2: "highlight", "shoot" w.r.t. plants shooting . There is no prior word "troubleshoot" from which the verb was derived; rather, the verb is a compound of the verb "shoot". Hence "troubleshot".

Apr 24, 2011 · That said, people often use "dinner" to refer to an evening meal regardless of the size. I think the usage is a little ambiguous there. PS I've lived most of my life in Ohio and Michigan, maybe the usage is different in other parts of the country. –

Jul 4, 2011 · The particle "to" is not wrong in this sentence, but it is unnecessary. I would recommend against using it. The phrase "to understand" can be interpreted as a special case of the infinitive; a kind of future infinitive or impersonal future tense.