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| 1890 | 1 |
1 story matching nosey
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:nose, nos, noseble, nosegay, noseless, losey
- The Census as an Intrusion of Privacy
A scathing editorial critique of the 1890 Census, calling government inquiries into property and health a 'meddling' breach of private life.