Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1892 — Universal Pigeon English [ARTICLE]

Universal Pigeon English

Many persons do not know and many may be interested in learning that for a hundred years Pigeon English has been the recognized language of trade and commerce for about 500,000,000 Asiatics and Africans in all their dealings with foreigners of all other nationalities. The English, Americans, French. Italians. Russians, Germans and Dutch must ajjL. use Pigeon English in order to tr4nga©t' r business with the natives. Pigeon English is more nearly a universal language than any other in the world, and if our alphabet could be made “fonetik” would likely soon become a special language for all nations, especialy if aidtxl by the 100,000,000 speaking regular English and its dialects. What is Volapuk alongside of Pigeon English? —[Minneapolis Tribune. Baby blue is the very height of fashion.