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New Orleans Daily Democrat choose

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[US] N.O. Dly Democrat (LA) 20 Apr. 1/6: The sheriff of Lareant county passed here last night taking to Austin three stage coach robbers, all high-toned men.
at high-tone, adj.
[US] N.O. Dly Democrat (LA) 27 Dec. 3/1: We used to play poker every day. I once raked in $74,000.
at rake (it) in, v.
[US] N.O. Dly Democrat (LA) 2 Feb. 2/1: Washington has [...] set all the Radical correspondential pen-drivers at work on the coming campaign.
at pen-pusher, n.
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