IT’S TODAY: Veterans Day, of course. Our AP stylebook provides
some history: “”Formerly Armistice Day, Nov. 11, the anniversary of
the armistice that ended World War I in 1918. The federal legal
holiday, observed on the fourth Monday in October during the
mid-1970s, reverted to Nov. 11 in 1978.[neWLine][neWLine]

WORD POWER: Here’s the rest of that Bradford Landmark Society
quiz to judge your knowledge of words from 100 years
ago.[neWLine]

Cognomen – Women who lived on Pig Island (a notorious part of
town in the late 1890s) as “”working girls”” were often referred to
as having one of these. What is a cognomen?[neWLine]

1. A polite way of describing fallen women[neWLine]

2. A gentleman friend who paid their expenses[neWLine]

3. A descriptive nickname[neWLine]

4. An unmentionable disease[neWLine]

Liedertafel – A group of men joined together in the late 1890s
and formed a liedertafel. What kind of group was it?[neWLine]

1. An all-male singing group[neWLine]

2. A secret society of Swedish immigrants[neWLine]

3. A gambling club composed of oil men[neWLine]

4. Pastry chefs from the various restaurants in
town[neWLine]

Cyprian – In 1896, a visitor to Bradford named Lily Swan was
called a “”Buffalo Cyprian”” by The Bradford Era. What was
she?[neWLine]

1. An opera singer from New York State[neWLine]

2. an incredibly beautiful woman[neWLine]

3. A skilled con artist[neWLine]

4. An animal trainer who traveled with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West
Show.[neWLine][neWLine]

ANSWERS ARE…[neWLine]

Abattoir – Graff operated a public slaughterhouse for butchering
home-raised cows, pigs, sheep or fowl.[neWLine]

Grafonola – A grafonola was wound by hand and played 78 rpm
records.[neWLine]

Cenotaph – A cenotaph is a monument dedicated to those who lie
buried elsewhere.[neWLine]

Tonsorial artist – A tonsorial artist is a skilled barber whose
skills also involved shaving.[neWLine]

Piscatorial artist – A piscatorial artist is a man whose
occupation revolves around fish or fishing.[neWLine]

Cognomen – With names like “”Dutch Annie”” and “”Box Car
Annie,”” these women were an interesting part of Bradford
history.[neWLine]

Liedertafel – With no television, radio or movies, people often
joined clubs and organizations to have fun and meet people. This
group of men formed a singing society for enjoyment.[neWLine]

Cyprian – Lily Swan was arrested when she was found to be in
possession of a large amount of diamonds, which she claimed a
Bradford millionaire, James McKeown, had given her as a gift. She
was arrested and told to leave town.