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  • Her name was Malta, and she was called a maltese cat.

    Beautiful Joe: An Autobiography 1893

  • After a buffalo hunt with my original friend, Joe Ferris, I entered into partnership with Merrifield and Sylvane Ferris, and we started a cow ranch, with the maltese cross brand—always known as "maltee cross," by the way, as the general impression along the Little Missouri was that "maltese" must be a plural.

    IV. In Cowboy Land 1913

  • After a buffalo hunt with my original friend, Joe Ferris, I entered into partnership with Merrifield and Sylvane Ferris, and we started a cow ranch, with the maltese cross brand -- always known as "maltee cross," by the way, as the general impression along the Little Missouri was that "maltese" must be a plural.

    An Autobiography Roosevelt, Theodore 1913

  • Want to find out about dotson puppies, maltese chihuahua and other information?

    Force Vader | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

  • Though I feel guilty for the torture its giving you, the maltese falcon is making me starved for a story that doesn't exist yet.

    A Mad Dash to Mechanical Emus greygirlbeast 2010

  • Shibani Mahtani for The Wall Street Journal Mr. Scotti, a white maltese owned by the couple, is a permanent feature in the shop, near the frame at the cash register saying 'I'm the Boss.'

    Singapore's Independent Bookstores 2011

  • Southerly buster has just come through in a huge flurry and swept my 9 week old maltese puppy off her feet from one end of the deck to the other!

    non-voyant - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • Among the unregulated: hundreds of breeders who market puppies online, from miniature daschunds priced at $280 to fluffy maltese at $1,200 to blue-eyed great danes on sale for $2,500.

    States Nip at Dog Breeders Stephanie Simon 2010

  • Much to media and trial-watchers 'chagrin, there will therefore be no free samples of Cinnabon, Herbal Essences, and OUT magazine distributed during custody hearings over the fate of the couple's only child, their much fussed-upon maltese, Pinky.

    Archive 2008-04-01 2008

  • Much to media and trial-watchers 'chagrin, there will therefore be no free samples of Cinnabon, Herbal Essences, and OUT magazine distributed during custody hearings over the fate of the couple's only child, their much fussed-upon maltese, Pinky.

    Dogs Lick Themselves, Water Is Wet, Oh Yeah...And The Sun Can Be Hot. 2008

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