The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-22
), Rich Americans Now Buy NewW & > .OApiece;
for Example,: "Scofflaw," "Smig> Jigor and "Bmbug'
Gone Are the Days When U.
S. Dependent Upon Old
World for VOcab-
ulary.

Teacher: Where do We get the new
words in our vocabulary"
Tommy: Americans buy them?"
Teacher: 'Why Tommy, where can
they buy words?"
Tommy: "You buy them made In
America this father is active In the
campaign to boost home industry. II
you don't believe it, try this menu
on your pocketbook and see how
much new words cost.
breakfast: Baked owples, wow
fuls and sowsage, and ones splats
botr'd tost. OF for lunch: Zupe, rust
biff, razzim or strumbery pie and
cups cowfey.'
'Tis true mates. Every day We are
getting less and less dependent on
the old world for our vocabulary.
Tommy Was Right.
Sit down with your Webster on
your knee and ponder over the
heterogeneous collection Of derivatives
upon which the English language is
based. Arabic, Latin, Greek, French,
German, Spanish are found as the
sources of words now in common use.
Farewell dead languages.
The welcome sign greets the liv-
ing,
And, Tommy was right. The Ameri-
cans pay.
First came the words absorbed
from the French. Limousine, mas
sage and charmeuse came from this
source. You pay when you buy.
Teddy Roosevelt with a trip to
the jungles and Robert T.. Perry on
polar expedition led the way for
American coined words. They re-
turned with Anglo-African and Arctic
expressions of the wonders they had
seen.
$100-a-Word Authors.
The latest addition comes from the
S100-aword authors. In a vision, we
can see Noah Webster of 1924. Gone
are the frock coat and stock and care
full writing with a quill pen. Instead
We have the bell bottomed trousers
pleated at the waist, cigaret dan
Cling from his lips as he is seated at
a typewriter.
He writes new words at 500 a
word in fashion like this:
'Spi'got bi'got," n. U. s. colioq).
From "spigot." plug for hole where
liquor is drained from cask. and
"bigot', intolerant adherent to any
opinion; |. e.. fanatic stopper of
liquor. 1. Medical. one who pre-
vents curing Of colds with rock and
rye. 2. Law. eighteenth amendment
to United States constitution. 8.
Geological, an angel In the opinion of
reformers. 4. Geological. an ivory
dome TO liberals. 5. Music. Lips
That Touch Liquor Shall Never
Touch Nine" s. Arithmetic, 500
and costs. Z. Nautical, nine-mile
limit. 8. Astronomy, Venus, the
brightest star.
Sc0fflaw and Banbug.
"Scoff'law," n. CO. S. colloq). From
"scoff." scornful ridicule, and law"
to fix by statute; !. e.. one who ridi-
cules present day laws. I. Medical,
one who provides employment for
medical college graduates by drink
ing the fluid banned by Volstead only
to go blind or fill a coffin 2. Law,
makes business for lawyers. frequent
ly in jail as result of scoffing. 3.
Geological, a hog to reformers. 4.
Geological. cast iron stomach to lib
erals. s. Music, Sweet Adaline" and
Nobody Knows How Dry AM" 6.
Mercury. a fast stopper.
I. Fertilization, hootch. 8. Nauti-
cal. a tourist who patronizes ships
with bars. 9. Commerce. with boot
leggers. 10. Logis. personal rights.
"Ban'bug. n. U. s. colloq). From
ban" public prohibitory notice, and
bug" specter, anything terrifying;
/. e., one who terrifies us with blue
laws. 1. Medical. vaccination, ex-
eugenics. 2. Law, Vol
stead, Today marriage application.
speeding. anti-cigaret. 3. Geological,
n blue nose. 4. Ecclesiastical. Sun
day movies and ball games. s. Mu-
sic, Nearer MY God to Thee" 6.
Grammar. Thou shalt not. Z. Astron-
omy, Jupiter, stands straightest Of
all stars.