Document Type
Notes
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Date
1950
Keywords
pigeon hunting, stool pigeon, Democrats, decoys, sportsmen, trap
Description
A typed set of notes compiled by Alfred L. Shoemaker from the Reading Chronicle of the Times, originally dating from July 29, 1828. The notes refer to Democrats being snared in a trap similar to the way stool pigeons were used as decoys to lure other pigeons into a trap.
Corresponds to:
Packet 2-33
City
Reading, Pennsylvania
Language
English
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Recommended Citation
Shoemaker, Alfred L., "Notes From the Chronicle of the Times, July 29, 1828" (1950). Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents. 316.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/shoemaker_documents/316
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