“Venison used to be sold over the block here, just like beef.... “Mrs. Dan (Diudonne) Lajeunesse ran the Thomas Hotel for a time [1900]; she had venison on the bill of fare. I often sold it to the hotel. I suppose there were game restrictions then, but none paid any attention to them; deer were plentiful,” recalled Alec Berg of Superior, Montana. A restaurant’s bill of fare, décor, purpose and prices varied greatly from one locale to the other. Location, prosperity and clientele were


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