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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1927
Page
9
Dispatch from Quincy Mass reports a motorist couple who gave swimmer George Young a ride to California now ask for $1000 in compensation for trouble. The note mocks war needs and criticizes crime and politics, touching on cats, mice, and prohibition rhetoric in a satirical, fragmentary dispatch.
Special correspondent from San Luis, Ark reports on Mr. Frisky and his confidential guide, noting his influence on plans in Nicaragua while recovering from tonsil surgery. He promises startling news soon and hints at themes of power, sex appeal, road construction, and Frisky style driving public interest. A roadside sign advertises sale of rabbits at low prices.
The entry notes pride in brushing sheep dogs and teaching the Chow Pootie to thump with her hind paw. It reflects on long coats, lard and shellac to bring lustre, and recalls glancing back a hundred times at the dogs gazing from the casement. The writer ends with heading to the printery and a famous last words quip about feet.
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