Bob Nellis Rochester, Minnesota No known photos of Bat Masterson show him with a cane, although he did receive a gold-headed cane in 1885 when he...
Did Bat Masterson carry a cane?
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What is the origin of bib shirts?
Allen Fossenkemper Fountain Hills, Arizona Although bib shirts were not common apparel out West, they captured the flavor and romance of the...
In the 1985 film Silverado, British-born John Cleese plays the sheriff. Did any Britons become frontier sheriffs in the USA?
Paul Piper Dorset, England Legendary gunfighter Ben Thompson comes to mind. At the age of seven, he immigrated to America from his birthplace of...
How dangerous was Kid Curry?
Jonathan Smith Rodenberg, Lower Saxony, Germany An outlaw who rode with Robert “Butch Cassidy” Parker and Harry “Sundance Kid” Longabaugh, Kid...
In Mary Doria Russell’s Doc, the dentist treats Wyatt Earp who is missing two front teeth. Is that true?
Steve Barringer Phoenix, Arizona Back then, nearly everyone had rotten teeth. Many cowboys had teeth stained by tobacco and coffee. That’s why...
Where did “snake oil” originate?
Where did “snake oil” originate? Robert Tignor Independence, Missouri “Snake oil” comes from 19th-century Chinese railroad workers who used medicine...