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Monthly Archives: June 2015
1817 – True Politeness, A Hand-book of Etiquette for Ladies
LADIES, THE NEW YORK PUBLISHERS, LEAVITT AND ALLEN, HAVE JUST PUBLISHED THE BOOK TRUE POLITENESS, A HAND-BOOK OF ETIQUETTE FOR LADIES, WRITTEN BY AN AMERICAN LADY. THIS OUTSTANDING 64-PAGE BOOK INCLUDES ETIQUETTE ON SALUTATIONS, DRESS, FASHION, CONVERSATION, VISITING, DINNER TABLE CONVERSATION, AND EVEN COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE. IT IS A MUST-HAVE FOR ALL AMERICAN LADIES LIVING IN PROPER SOCIETY. Continue reading
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1859 – Whiskey Hole for Destitute Prospectors
IN JULY 1859, WILLIAM HOLMAN, EARL HAMILTON, DANIEL POUND AND A PARTY OF PROSPECTORS CROSSED KENOSHA PASS INTO SOUTH PARK INTENDING TO PUNISH UTE INDIANS FOR KILLING 5 PROSPECTORS FROM GREGORY GULCH. ON THE BANKS OF TARRYALL CREEK IN DEADWOOD GULCH, THE GROUP RAISED COLOR, WITH DANIEL POUND RUMORED TO HAVE FOUND GOLD AS BIG AS WATERMELON SEEDS. THE TARRYALL DIGGINGS WERE FOUND, ALTHOUGH PERHAPS NOT FOR THE FIRST TIME. Continue reading
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