Esperanto's early readers
A proposed international language sought readers beyond national and linguistic borders. Newspaper pages from 1887 to 1900 on a map and timeline.
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23,766,177 pages from 4,691 newspapers, 1736–1963.
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48 matching newspaper pages in total. Globe, AZ has the most hits (4 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.
Arizona Silver Belt — 1896-06-25, page 3
The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.
These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.
… with the police, who ere now looking for the sham archi- tpct vOLAPUK HAS A RIVAL. Esperanto Is the Name of This New Uni- versal Language. Esperanto Is the Name of This New Nni- versal Language. Esperanto is not the name of new liquor or of new appetizer, nor that of a comic song bu. …
… it is the name of an artificial language, which is fast gaining adherents in France, and that is already able to Goast of …
… United States, and even in some parts of Africa. Among those most proficient in the language is a Frcnchman, bearing the aristocratic name of D'Eyssautier. He says that Esperanto is by no means q new language, nor even a recent dis covcry. This international language has been in existence nearly ten years, and there are at least l0,C00 adherents …
Arizona Silver Belt — 1896-12-31, page 3
The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.
These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.
vOlAPUK HAS 4 RIVAL. Esperanto Is the Name of This New Uni versal LanguageEsperanto is not thc name of a new liquor …
… or of new appetizer, nor that of comic song bu. it is the name Of an artificial language. which is fast gaining odherents in France, and that is already able to boast of …
… United States, and even in some parts of Africa. Among those most proficient in the language is q Frenchman, bearing the aristocratic name of D'Eyssautier. He says that Esperanto is by no means a new language, nor even a recent dis covcry. This international language has been in existence nearly ten years, and there are at least 10000 adherents …
Arizona Silver Belt — 1899-03-23, page 1
The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.
These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.
… the day, mum. It must be some one to sec yersilf."-- Truth. vOLAPUK HAS 4 RIVAL. Esperanto Is the Name of This New Uniyersal Language. EeperhntO 1s tne NhInc Ahis NV" Shiversal Language. Esperanto is not thc name of new liquor or of a new appetizer, nor that of comic song, but …
… it is the name of m artificial language, which is fast gaining adnerents ill France, and that is already able to boast …
… United States, and even in some parts of Africa. Among those most proficient in the language is Il Frenchman, bearing the aristocratic name of D'EySGauticr. He says that Esperanto is by no means q new language, nor even n recent dis covery. This international language has been in existence nearly ten years, and there arc at least l0.CG0 adherents …
Arizona Silver Belt — 1899-03-23, page 2
… his fee VOLAPUK HAS A RIVAL Ktperanto I the Name of Thli New Cnl vcrenl Laneunce Esperanto is not the name of a new liquor or of a new appetizer nor that of a comic song …
… bu it 1 the name of on artificial language which is fast gaining ndnercnts m Trance aid that is already able to boost of many …
… Ctiitcd States and etcn In some arts of Africa Among those most proficient In the language is u Frenchman bcaiing the aristocratic name of DEyssautitx lie says that Esperanto is by no means a new language nor eten a recent dis cotery This international language has been in existence nearly ten years and thre arc at least 10CC0 adherents in …
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