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Folk-lore from Adams County, Illinois, 1935
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Folk-lore from Adams County, Illinois, 1935
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St Louis Post-Dispatch, Missouri, August 22, 1907
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The School of Good Manners, Massachusetts, 1830
spit not in the room, but in the fire-place..
spit not upon the fire..
A Manual of Politeness, Comprising the Principles of Etiquette, and Rules of Behaviour in Genteel Society, for Persons of Both Sexes, Philadelphia, 1842

A spittoon in every room!
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Missouri, March 15, 1910
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The San Francisco Call, California, May 6, 1910
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The Hoisington Dispatch, Kansas, September 21, 1922
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The Atlanta Constitution, Georgia, December 17, 1900
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Portland, Oregon, May 24, 1913
Chief of Police Seymour’s edict that the anti-spitting ordinance must be enforced resulted in the arrest of five persons yesterday who expectorated upon the sidewalks,