Are we reading from the same paper ?
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As of 2019, copyright has expired for all works published in the United States before 1924. In other words, if the work was published in the U.S. before January 1, 1924, you are free to use it in the U.S. without permission.
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I may be wrong by a year or two
The rest of your interpretation is just a wishful thinking.