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the establishments seemed to be equally divided
Women laughing loudly crowded about the doors, and the establishments seemed to be equally divided between saloon-keepers, pawnbrokers, and dealers in second-hand clothes. — from A Michigan Man
1891 by Elia Wilkinson Peattie
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