The Edward T. LeBlanc Memorial Dime Novel Bibliography

Item - The Josh Billings Papers: Natral History

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New York Weekly edition

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Series: New York Weekly v. 24 no. 32 (page 6)
Item: The Josh Billings Papers: Natral History
Author: Billings, Josh, 1818-1885
Date: June 24, 1869
First Sentence: It is not the moste deliteful task, tew write the natral history ov the Louse, thare iz enny quantity ov thorobred folks, who would konsidder it a kontaminashun, az black az pattent leather, to say louse, or even think louse, but a louse is a fackt, and aul fackts are never more at home, nor more unwilling to move, than when they git into the head.

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