Author Topic: 1889 diary p16 Looking Backward from 2000 to 1887  (Read 775 times)

Online bbart

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Re: 1889 diary p16 Looking Backward from 2000 to 1887
« Reply #9 on: Friday 16 February 18 19:46 GMT (UK) »
A wild guess, if he dropped a few letters, as he has done before:

be(in)g peop(l)e & state  OR by peop(l)e & state

Good luck with it. It's a tough one!

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Re: 1889 diary p16 Looking Backward from 2000 to 1887
« Reply #10 on: Saturday 17 February 18 01:16 GMT (UK) »
I do like your 'wild guess' bbart.  That really provokes thought.