What was my favorite research find of the day, you ask? How about this sentence from an editor in a 1911 newspaper, The Kenna Record:
"...your pigeon-toed daughter's tacky wedding!"
While searching for kin in archived New Mexico newspapers at newspapers.com/ I found this article written by the editor, W. T. Cowgill, of Kenna, New Mexico. Starving writer? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Cowgill has apparently had enough of deadbeats.
I understand "heavens to Betsy," but am not sure what "six hands around" means. A reference to measurement? Do you know?