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Sit down a spell. Take your shoes off. Relax a bit & invite your friends to the site....

I don't know about y'all, but I love this website. It's a great respite from all the crap going on in this world. I often think (and wish) I'd been born in the early 1800's instead of the mid 1900's. Granted, the life expectancy for a man at…

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Added by Regulator on March 28, 2012 at 10:30am — No Comments

Opium, opiates and illicit drugs in the Old West

If you think drug addiction is a recent problem, look back into the annals of the old west and beyond. Laudanum (an alcoholic tincture of opium) was widely used in the 1800's as a pain reliever before aspirin came onto the scene. Here’s some notable users: Lord Byron, Kate Chopin, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Keats, Lewis Carroll, Charles Dickens, Edgar Allan Poe. Its use is mentioned in many literary works. Victorian women were…

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Added by Regulator on March 22, 2012 at 1:44pm — 8 Comments

Don't Mess with Old Farts

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Added by Regulator on October 9, 2011 at 10:30am — 4 Comments

Alferd Packer: The Maneater of Colorado

Alferd Packer: The Maneater of…

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Added by Regulator on May 25, 2011 at 2:00pm — 7 Comments

Welcome to True West Magazine's website!

to True West Magazine's website!…

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Added by Regulator on May 25, 2011 at 12:30pm — No Comments

The Big Shootout at the Courthouse Square~Prescott Regulators and their Shady Ladies

Monday, September 27, 2010

The Big Shootout at the Courthouse Square

Prescott…

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Added by Regulator on September 29, 2010 at 9:00pm — 4 Comments

Support Arizona! Attend the First Annual Gold King Mine Americana Festival!

SUPPORT ARIZONA!

Check out the First Annual Gold King Mine Americana Festival in Jerome, Arizona

October 9th, 2010

Live Music starts at noon! Featuring Bluegrass, Old Country & Americana Music!

Click on the link below for reservations and more…

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Added by Regulator on September 28, 2010 at 5:30pm — 3 Comments