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THE PRESS

Debut Of The Slouch

Historical note from the New York Tribune of May 15, 1908:

Boston Deep trousers pockets are more dangerous than French heels or corsets, said Qr. J. F. Goldthwaite yesterday. "Men stick their hands way down in the poojkets, throwing the body into the position we may call the 'Harvard stoop, as it is so prevalent there," he said.

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