Betcha didn’t know

If you have read stacks of western novels or watched years of cowboy movies, you may have heard a few of the following phrases without any idea of their origination. Shall we get started?A shot of whiskey — In the old west, a .45 cartridge for a six-gun cost 12 cents, so did a glass of whiskey. If a cowhand was low on cash, he would often give the bartender a cartridge in exchange for ...