The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-07
New Modern Dictionary
for Every Home

Employers and educators OF Chicka-
sha agree that the most lanentable
lack Of learning with which they have
to contend is the prevailing ignorance
OF the correct use of the English Ian.
guage. The means to effectively rom.
edy this deplorable condition has been
pedagogic puzzle The Express be-
lieves that it offers its readers today
the solution in commencing the distri-
button of the best educational work
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no use to the average person who can
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The Express is confident that the
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patrons OF this paper will eagerly grasp
this opportunity, and so has secured
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A glance at this book will convince
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the covers and you find that the book
is profusely illustrated and that each
word defined stands out in blackface
type, making it easy TO find what you
want when you want it.
This dictionary has never been Of.
fered il this city before 1t is newly
compiled in accordance with the great.
est authorities from leading uniyersi-
ties, DR. Harry Thurston Peck being
its editor in chief Il contains all the
words Of the English language that
are peculiarly appropriate to a diction-
airy of technical terms The spelling
and pronunciation OF plurals are given
and the use of capitals and small let.
ters The book gives the past tense
and particles Of all verbs not regular
" formed by the addition of ID ed
and ing" The pronunciation Of each
word is plainly indicated by phonetic
spelling. and the definitions are pre-
sented in most comprehensive yet
concise. accurate and reliable man.
ner.
. As a preface to the dictionary prop
er is treatise on authorizations Of the
parts of speech and their grammati-
cal composition and derivation. As a
means Of promoting the correctness Of
speech, both spoken and written, an
analysis Of the Principles Of CYAN.
) mar" is given The rules adopted by
the simplified spelling board are given
, under the head of words spelled in
two ways, Of which the board of sim
piified spelling recommends the sim
{ pier spelling There is also a COM
plete KEY to pronunciation, which is
invaluable to one who would speak
! the language properly
Every new word recently coined and
adopted by custom has been included
For example, the word "oslerise, 9
taken from Prot. 0sler who would
clscrei3sn people at the. age Of. a5,
: when, according to his theory, they
} have outllgcd their usefulness. Also