BOOTLEGGERS CAMOUFLAGE TALK NO MORE in El Paso Herald (El Paso TX), August 12, 1922, p. 35—
boot leg (1922)
It used to be that the bootleggers camouflaged their sales talks over the telephone.
They would inquire if the customer would like some fresh Scotch Salad, rye bread or Bourbon apples. Of late, they are growIng careless.
They speak rIght out and call a spade a spade—whiskey is whiskey and gin is gin.
The nerviest bootlegger, however, is one who called up a business man the other day and said he wanted to show a sample.
He carried the bottle, a portable little stand, a carafe of cracked ice and a glass, in a brief case.
And he presented his card, telephone number and address—with the price list printed plainly on the back.
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