Brissy Humpty Dumpty NRA and Crime Tales
A collage of 1920s Washington musings on the NRA, bootleg crime, and world events. Noting the Normandie and Queen Mary races, kidnap plots, and sensational criminals, the column juggles public policy, gangster lore, and playful quips with a stream of strong entities like Normandie, G-men, Danny Walsh, Volney Davis, and Soong.
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Damocles
NRA
Washington
Arthur Brisbane
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An advertising note for Pattern 2107 describes shirtmaker frocks in silk or printed lawn with square sleeves and varied fabrics. It promotes multiple sizes and fabric choices, with order details and a sewing pattern department address in New York.
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Emart Gommer
Esse
Jastroatiah
Cota
Seventeenth Street
New York
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Readable bits show a quirky exchange mentioning reparkable smiles and chicken. The garbled text lacks clear people or events but conveys a playful, uncertain scene with quoted phrases and incomplete dialogue.
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Brisbane
Weyerhaeuser
Attorney General's Office
England
Queen Mary
Monsolin
Sam
Po Mee
Danny Walsh
Danny Water
High Point
N. G. J. R. Riggs
Riggs
Volney Davis
Chicago
Bremer
Bt Paul
Poe
Lana
Brooklyn
NEA
Soong
Finney
Wren
Wei Quay
Osborne
Anne
Old Dove
MR. Powe
Mes
Pe Srams
Willyum
Dous A
Ston
Nery
Bowie
Asuel
By C. M. Payne
Wrarr
Iolly
Renee Wous
Fen
Meres Pe Sel
Mogier Gwal
Ketiner
Ergis Ougide
RTMER
Clashaing
Tong Ae A EE
Mercye
Aun Dela Ine WA
GLU
Yas Williams
Will
Clifford
George—I