a frontier mining town that had few diversions other than the local bawdy house
Recent Examples on the WebThe city has sued a handful of property owners seeking to label their properties as public nuisances under the state's bawdy house statute.—Mary Spicuzza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2019 There was probably at least one bawdy house, but it isn’t mentioned.—Arthur Hart, idahostatesman, 7 Apr. 2018
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