A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Wed, 30 Oct '24
Li'l ___
Wed, 16 Oct '24
L'il ___
Thu, 24 Aug '23
Doubleday who didn't really invent baseball
Sun, 28 Aug '22
Doubleday who is miscredited with inventing baseball
Thu, 18 Mar '21
Daisy Mae's man, in old comics