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... reported that “ assemblies of the gayer sort are frequent here , the gentlemen and the ladies meeting almost every week at con- certs of music and balls . ” 10 In mid - century another visitor de- clared that they " consisted of 50 ...
... reported that “ assemblies of the gayer sort are frequent here , the gentlemen and the ladies meeting almost every week at con- certs of music and balls . ” 10 In mid - century another visitor de- clared that they " consisted of 50 ...
Page 71
... reported that a party of hunters " rendezvoused at Irvine's Lick and produced seven thousand nine hundred and forty - one Squirrels killed by them in one day . " The frontiersmen were such crack shots , as Audu- bon and many others have ...
... reported that a party of hunters " rendezvoused at Irvine's Lick and produced seven thousand nine hundred and forty - one Squirrels killed by them in one day . " The frontiersmen were such crack shots , as Audu- bon and many others have ...
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... reported that one out of every three adults in the country at least occasionally took a chance on his nickel winning the jackpot . With slot machine installations in cigar stores , filling stations , lunch counters , drug - stores and ...
... reported that one out of every three adults in the country at least occasionally took a chance on his nickel winning the jackpot . With slot machine installations in cigar stores , filling stations , lunch counters , drug - stores and ...
Contents
IN DETESTATION OF IDLENESS 32 | 3 |
The End of the Fox Hunt | 11 |
HUSKINGBEES AND TAVERN SPORTS | 22 |
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