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Whisky Won't Keep and Other Historic Snippets
A London Woman at a New York club discusses liquor licenses noting women avoid alcohol to stay slim. Tales compare Scottish farmer humor with a demijohn of whisky, and a 19th century Mississippi figure McNutt is described for his cowardice and backing of unpopular prejudices. Indians and citizenship, naturalization, and voting rights are debated, citing the fifteenth amendment and Chinese naturalization. A Chinese chair of repentance and Taiping ritual blades are described with archival tone.
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New York
Scotland
Scottish Highlands
McNutt
Vicksburg
Mr. McNutt
United States
General Quitman
Quitman
Mississippi
Supreme Court
Thexen
John Smith
Jamestown
Pilgrim Fathers
Plymouth Rock
St. Louis Republic
Snide
York
Susie Resi
New Yorker
New York Press
Wile World Magazine