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4. I grew up on the South Side of Chicago near the Stockyards

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Mon Sep 20, 2021, 12:44 PM

Sep 2021

I rmember the old junkman driving his horsedrawn buckboard through our alley looking for junk he could resell. He called out something I was never quite able to decipher. It sounded like, "Rags-a-lion". Someday maybe someone will tell me what he was actually saying.

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The black cowboys of Chicago's South Side [View all] Jilly_in_VA Sep 2021 OP

chicago has funny laws about animals. you can have anything, pretty much. mopinko Sep 2021 #1

We watch them every year at the Hyde Park 4th of July parade frazzled Sep 2021 #2

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Great story..fascinating history. Thanks for post, link--going to get 2nd RestoreAmerica2020 Sep 2021 #3

I grew up on the South Side of Chicago near the Stockyards world wide wally Sep 2021 #4

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