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Good Morning, 
I am looking at a 1901 Dallas City Directory. Every word possible is abbreviated so every entry is one line I suppose, i.e., "r" = "residence" & "bds" = "boards". (They supply a list of abbreviations used fortunately.) Question: "r" for residence is clear enough but what does bds = boards mean? "room & board" normally means a "room with meals" supplied for payment. But none of the entries with "bds" indicate an "r" for residence. In their quest for brevity did they mean for "bds" to stand for "room & board"? Thanks. 
John Cullom 
Westminster, MD 

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