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Morning Throwback: these men probably wish they were playing Texas hold ‘em

By Brianne Hogan

Four men in an office, 1898 (Toronto Archives: Fonds 1137, Item 9)

Back before MMA and Game of Thrones existed, what exactly did Toronto men talk about in 1898? Well, we think it went something like this: “What the heck does the word ‘Yukon’ even mean?” “So those Spaniards got a pretty raw deal with that Treaty of Paris, eh?” “I hear there's a new element called radium. Sounds pretty harmless.” Good thing for them that the National Hockey Association would soon be on its way.

 
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