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Und. Sewer 275: Observe the hardship this girl must endure [...] she is at the mercy of Tom, Dick and Harry.at Tom, Dick and Harry, n.
Und. Sewer 275: Observe the hardship this girl must endure [...] she is at the mercy of Tom, Dick and Harry. Und. Sewer 189: They are society dudes and imagine they are making a hit with our girls, by exhibiting their toughness [...] all this produces a ‘red-headed’ effect upon all of us, which means that the Arabs must ‘skidoo’.at arab, n.
Und. Sewer 28: One of the most profitable grafts was the money they drew from the unfortunate women of the city. During the twelve years I was in ‘business’ there I paid a monthly fine.at business, n.
Und. Sewer 46: There is the girl-chum of her own age.at chum, n.
Und. Sewer 654: The girls who occupy the crib are always under the influence of a lover, who fleeces them of all money above their bare living expenses.at crib, n.1
Und. Sewer 168: There are all kinds of inducements for the girls to become drunkards, as it is sold in all houses [...] and the girls are required to drink, or ‘ditch it’ in order to keep up the expenses of the ‘house’.at ditch, v.1
Und. Sewer 204: Men often call us their fairies.at fairy, n.1
Und. Sewer 28: One of the most profitable grafts was the money they drew from the unfortunate women of the city. During the twelve years I was in ‘business’ there I paid a monthly fine of from $14.70 up to $29.70.at graft, n.1
Und. Sewer 65: The Cribs in Limelight. Income of Thousands for the Owner — The He-Landlady and His Friends Interested in Promotion of the Traffic.at he-landlady, n.
Und. Sewer 190: A girl is found who can supply their demand, and whether it be a jig or a rag, or a hoochee-koochee, it amuses them.at hootchy-kootchy, n.
Und. Sewer 110: He is addicted to the habit of opium smoking and in the underworld is known as a hop-fiend.at hop fiend (n.) under hop, n.3
Und. Sewer 27: During the time I resided in Lincoln the number of ‘houses’ ranged from a half dozen to a dozen, of different grades.at house, n.1
Und. Sewer 58: Every city has its king gambler.at king, adj.
Und. Sewer 31: Often we would be caught selling [beer]. Then it would be from $50.00 to $100.00 and costs for the ‘keeper’ and the usual fine for the girls, unless they ‘sassed’; then they also got $50.00.at sass (out), v.
Und. Sewer 142: When the P.I.* comes to force his attention upon her, she is almost sure to fall into the trap. [...] *P.I. is an abbreviation for pimp. [Ibid.] 146: The men who live upon women’s earnings do not come from any special class. They are those who are idle, and lazy, and dishonest, and ignorant. From this condition the professional P.I. emerges.at p.i., n.
Und. Sewer 107: While the millionaire’s daughter will never reach the condition existing in rag-cat alley the women of our highest society in the underworld comes to the lowest dive and crib.at rag-cat alley (n.) under rag, n.1
Und. Sewer 189: They are society dudes [...] they pinch and hurt the girls just to hear them scream, and curse and call them names, if they try to protect themselves; this produces a ‘red-headed’ effect upon all of us.at redheaded, adj.
Und. Sewer 122: When the door bell rings all of us girls rush to the stairs and ‘rubber’.at rubberneck, v.
Und. Sewer 208: She keeps him on the string, and exchanges ‘con’ for coin until he is badly bent, if not broke.at string, n.
Und. Sewer 65: The Cribs in Limelight. Income of Thousands for the Owner — The He-Landlady and His Friends Interested in Promotion of the Traffic.at traffic, n.
Und. Sewer 129: The baneful influence of the wolf who beguiled and dazzled her by wild romances.at wolf, n.
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