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Dave Wilton

20 Jul 2026 • 3 min read
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1889 newspaper ad for “Dr. Simm’s Arsenic Complexion Wafers,” a “proven harmless” skin-lightening treatment

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31 August 2026 Pride comes to us from the Old English pryde or pryte, which had a core meaning pretty much the same as the present-day word. But strangely, its origin is quite different from that of proud. Our present-day adjective proud is a reflex of an Old
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