[78-L] ^ Diamond Disc Collection - Wrapped in 1944 Newspaper

[Malcolm Rockwell]

Not to go too far afield, but I'd like to see the crossword puzzle(s).
Since they began being published and started becoming popular roughly 
right around the same time the phonograph was invented (very roughly), 
the English language has morphed as it absorbed and rejected local and 
idiomatic variations. So words, phrases and brand names that are popular 
today were not necessarily so at the turn of the 20th century.
Doing early puzzles, even after they were introduced in newsprint c. 
1917 in the Boston Globe, is challenging and requires some research 
today. Ours will no doubt be similar for someone doing a 2010 crossword 
in 2080.
Even humorous references change from era to era, but, fortunately, puns 
go on forever.
Malcolm

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On 7/17/2014 4:04 AM, Don Cox wrote:
> On 16/07/2014, Mike Harkin wrote:
>
>> I should think the newspapers would make as interesting
>> reading as the discs do listening!  Would love to see the
>> Sunday funnies, if nothing else....  I remember sitting on
>> my grandma's lap as she read them to me around that time
>> --  many of them long gone from the scene....
>>
> Many of the classic strips have been reprinted in book
> form, especially by the Library of American Comics and by Fantagraphics..
>
> http://www.libraryofamericancomics.com/
> http://www.fantagraphics.com/
>
> Naturally it is not the same as following a strip in the paper day by
> day and week by week.
>
> Regards