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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1928
Page
7
A fragmentary bulletin mixes crime tropes and social quips. It references a Scotland Yard operative, a fingerprint clue, and odd vignettes about Christmas, wages, and neighbors. The readable parts point to a puzzle or fiction column with elusive details.
An odd incident at a shop involves a man asking to buy poison candy with a card, listing strychnine and Paris green as flavors while prompting the saleslady with risible lines. An old timer is remembered for gifts like silk petticoats for wives in Christmases past.
A short note reports that a package thought to contain bonds given to a woman was found in her care. The discovery appears linked to a prior arrangement involving King Peen Sys.
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