Butchers

• Animals
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• Gambling

Butchers and Blood Sports [published October 5, 1884]

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      I met old Deaves, the butcher, with his...

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• Butchers
• Entertainments
• Landmarks
• Stock Market

Butchers’ Ball of 1839 [published Feb. 10, 1884]

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      The ball season is now at its height...

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• Boxing
• Butchers
• Taverns

Non-Prize Bouts at the Buck’s Horn Tavern [published Aug. 10, 1884]

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      There have been a good many glove fights,...

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• Anecdotes
• Butchers
• Practical Jokes

The Bear Meat Prank Leads to the Five Pound Court [published Nov. 22, 1885]

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      The approach of Thanksgiving reminds me of a...

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• Butchers
• Clubs
• Organizations
• Restaurants

Harry at the Beefsteak Club [published Apr. 2, 1882]

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      Thirty years ago, when I first landed in...

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• Butchers
• Markets

Early 19th Century Butchers of New York [published May 11, 1884]

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      They have been tearin’ down all the old...

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