Thanks! 

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From: "Alan Kitty" <[log in to unmask]> 
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Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 2:25:51 PM 
Subject: Re: Countercultural Twain 

Definitely common in the 19th century west . 

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On Sep 10, 2013, at 11:07 AM, Ben Wise <[log in to unmask]> wrote: 

> "star" meaning "cop" - wearing a star badge? (not a movie star, I presume)= 
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> From: "Robert H. HIRST" <[log in to unmask]>=20 
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> Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 9:58:21 AM=20 
> Subject: Re: Countercultural Twain=20 
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> Sept. 18, 1865, San Francisco Dramatic Chronicle:=20 
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> It appears that a "Hasheesh" mania has broken out among our=20 
> Bohemians. Yesterday, Mark Twain and the "Mouse-Trap" man were seen=20 
> walking up Clay street under the influence of the drug, followed by a=20 
> "star," who was evidently laboring under a misapprehension as to what=20 
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