It is 'stated that a remarkable system of signs exist in antique shops in Mayfair, London, where women in fashionable circles obtain cocaine. These signs are given by means of various weird mascots of Chinese or Japanese origin displayed in a fixed place in the windows. Thus a god of a particular dynasty put on a certain shelf is a signal to habitual customers that “all is clear.” The absence of the god is an indication that there are no stocks of cocaine, or that it is injudicious to attempt a purchase.
Eor Children’s Hacking Cough, Woods’ G-reat Peppermint Cure.*
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2455, 18 July 1922, Page 1
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100Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2455, 18 July 1922, Page 1
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