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What is a Buffalo Bill on a hand?

This is from the Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 8 July 1924: NEWCASTLE QUARTER SESSIONS Robert James Lockey and George Gilchrist, labourers were sentenced to nine months' imprisonment for shopbreaking. John William Archibold was sent to three years' penal servitude for a similar offence, the Recorder remarking that Archibold had deliberately and systematically entered upon a life of crime.

Newspaper story: LARCENY ON BOARD SHIP -- At North Shields, to-day, John Renstrom, fireman, of Finland, was charged with stealing from on board the steamer Arroll, on Nov 14th, a pair of trousers, two singlets, two shirts, a pair of socks, and a pair of drawer, valued at £1 7s, the property of Albert Woollass. -- Prosecutor stated he joined the above vessel on Nov. 14th, at the Albert Edward Dock, and took his clothes on board. He came ashore again, and on going to the vessel the next morning he found his bag had been opened and a number of articles of clothing extracted. He asked the men in the fo'csle if they had seen them at all, and they all said they hadn't. Witness made a complaint to the captain, and afterwards defendant went to his berth, and brought out a signlet, a sweater, and pair of socks, and gave them to witness. They were the same as had been stolen from his bag. Detective Scougal deposed to taking defendant into custody. In answer to the charge he said he found the goods. The Bench imposed a fine of 10s including costs. --- Shields Daily Gazette, 12 Jan 1903, page 3

Poor girl. She just wanted the latest fashion, but it was way too expensive.