After the stoli with a twist...

But this will keep us wondering, leaving aside the incredible low prices of olden days:
I did not know potluck goes back such a long time ago.

Five persons in a room is still possible for families on a budget, but on a bed? More likely it was a rule to prevent overcrowding in a room with just one bed, rather than expecting five people to sleep on it.

Boots are made for walking, but I supposed when they had drunks sleeping with their boots on, must have been a recurring problem.

Not sure about razor grinders or tinkers - what they actually were nor what problems they posed.

But 'organ grinders' would tend to lead our imagination to something else...

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