http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2012/10/07/without-purse-or-scrip-in-texas-20-july-7-august-1901/ Where our past is never very long ago Sun, 19 May 2013 20:51:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2012/10/07/without-purse-or-scrip-in-texas-20-july-7-august-1901/comment-page-1/#comment-289556 Ardis E. Parshall Fri, 02 Nov 2012 00:52:21 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=16439#comment-289556 I have no idea how common it was (probably less common in cities than rural areas), but it goes with the culture of the day so that, like you, I’m surprised because it had never occurred to me, not because it’s shocking.

]]> http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2012/10/07/without-purse-or-scrip-in-texas-20-july-7-august-1901/comment-page-1/#comment-289504 Julia Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:13:57 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=16439#comment-289504 I missed this somehow. I am both surprised, and then realize I shouldn’t be surprised, that they were hunting and carrying guns as missionaries. This was common I assume?

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