In Texas some people called them "drylanders".

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Cathy Spude" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 9:53 AM
Subject: Privies in 1905


> Histarchers:
>
> Since you have all been so helpful with whiskey and cigars, I thought I'd
> ask another question dear to everyone's heart.
>
> What did they call the little house out back in 1905. I mean in colloquial
> terms? Not what the polite people called it, but what the guys would call
> it in the saloon? I call it the privy. The Sanborne map people called it
> the privy. The newspaper man found all sorts of clever ways to get around
> it whenever he had to refer to it all.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Cathy
>
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