4th Instant?
While most instances of “instant” may be easy to discern the meaning from the context, my encounter with this unfamiliar usage was quite befuddling to me. It was from a 19 October 1904 wedding announcement: Miss Bessie Cleghorn and Mr. Forrest Additon of Flowery Branch, were married by ‘Squire Walter W. Cooper 4th. instant. The …