Hi I had trouble understanding the word "QUINZY" It is really QUINSY -- definition from http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary is below ( I would not have known the word even if the papers had written it correctly >:}) Main Entry: quin·sy Pronunciation: 'kwin-zE Function: noun Etymology: Middle English quinesie, from Middle French quinancie, from Late Latin cynanche, from Greek kynanchE, from kyn-, kyOn dog + anchein to strangle -- more at HOUND, ANGER Date: 14th century : an abscess in the tissue around a tonsil usually resulting from bacterial infection and often accompanied by pain and fever Regards George in Rochester, NY ----- Original Message ----- From: <GSubyak@aol.com> To: <NY-OLD-NEWS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 8:05 PM Subject: [NY-Old-News] >> Monroe Co., NY Apr 18, 1912 # 2 > Rochester, Monroe, NY > Democrat & Chronicle > Apr 18, 1912 <SNIP> > Man Chokes to Death > John GOETHELS, 59 years old, choked to death yesterday. The man, who lived in > the Main street extension in Brighton, had been ill for some time with > quinzy. Both tonsils were swollen. The man is said to have been seized with a > fit of coughing just before noon, and he died of asphyxiation. Coroner KILLIP > gave a certificate. >

RE: the word "QUINZY" It is really QUINSY oftentimes, the old news article show us the old-time variations in spelling of many words.......and, they teach us a lot about terms, words, and medical conditions we may no longer have in the 21st century(or we call by a different med. term)- it's kind of like being a Sherlock Holmes in this old-news-business! thanks for sharing the terminology/definition with all of us, : )Linda