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New North-West choose

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[US] New North-West (Deer Lodge, MT) 12 Nov. 3/4: R.B. Campbell [...] is swinging the hammer of Vulcan. See his card, and call his hand on blacksmithing.
at call someone’s hand (v.) under call, v.
[US] New North-West (Deer Lodge, MT) 2 Nov. 4/3: Everything in Montana [...] was going hell beat to financial ruin; the Helena banks were going belly-up at every turn out of the box.
at belly up, adj.2
[US] New North-West (Deer Lodge, MT) 2 Nov. 4/3: A grub-stake was as rare as a snow-ball in hades.
at no more chance than a snowball in hell under hell, n.
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