Lallapaloosa (1897)

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Another card hand for this term.
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30 June 1897, Idaho Daily Statesman, pg. 5:
"A lalla-pa-loosa," answered big John, and threw his hand to Scovel. There
was a jack of hearts and a deuce, tray, four and five of  diamonds.
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