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[US] Morn. Examiner (Ogden, UT) 9 May 8/1: Life in the penitentiary would kill me in a week or ten days and rather than submit to this, I would take the ‘Durtch route’.
at take the Dutch route (v.) under Dutch act, n.
[US] Morn. Examiner (Ogden, UT) 22 May 4/1: Get down on your prayer bones and admit it, all ye humble, deluded residents.
at prayer-bones (n.) under prayer, n.
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