A blackmailer wrote a letter to a wealthy merchant, threatening to kidnap his wife unless a substantial sum of money was paid over. By mistake the letter was delivered to a labourer of the same name, who replied: " 1 ain’t got no money, but I am interested in your proposition.”
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Evening Star, Issue 21036, 25 February 1932, Page 2
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50Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 Evening Star, Issue 21036, 25 February 1932, Page 2
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