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The exceedingly interesting amusement known as the Tombola is nothing more than the game of Loto, or _Lótto_, 'Brobdignagified,' and played in the open air of the Papal States, in Rome on Sundays, and in the
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 6, June, 1862 Devoted To Literature and National Policy Various
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The trial was called Tombola (Trial of Management of Borderline and Other Low-Grade Abnormal Smears).
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Speaking of the Dance Cards I'd like to say publicly that I could not have done it without the assistance and guidance of Miss Virrginia Tombola.
Social Happenings for the CodePoet ZenMondo Wormser 2007
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Speaking of the Dance Cards I'd like to say publicly that I could not have done it without the assistance and guidance of Miss Virrginia Tombola.
Archive 2007-05-01 ZenMondo Wormser 2007
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Tombola commenced, and Pepe at once supervised all the tickets within reach.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various
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After this was all over, a Tombola came off in front of the church, and our three artists having purchased tickets for this Sunday lottery, in order to keep the day as the rest of the people did, and not render themselves liable to the censure of being eccentric, had an opportunity of seeing its beneficial working -- for those who got it up!
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various
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At a really good _Tombola_, where the prizes are high, there is no end of fun and gayety among the people.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860 Various
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The Tombola finished, there was a good display of fire-works; in the still night air of the Sabbath the fiery snakes and red serpents, blue fires and green, darting flames and forked lights, reminded our artists of a large painting over the Maggiore Gate of the town, where
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various
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The price of tickets in any single _Tombola_ is uniform; but in different _Tombolas_ it varies, of course, according to the amount of the prizes.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860 Various
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These are generally five, namely, -- the _Ambo_, _Terno_, _Quaterno_, _Cinquino_, and _Tombola_, though sometimes a second _Tombola_ or _Tomboletta_ is added.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860 Various
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