Query: "Jazbo on upper lip" (1915)

[Eric Nielsen]

I would guess it is a moustache style. Jazz musicians had their jazz patch,
and
this man had his jazbo.

Eric


On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 3:37 PM, Gerald Cohen <gcohen at mst.edu> wrote:

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> Would anyone have an idea what 1915 "jazbo on his upper lip" means?
> (See query below.)
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> Gerald Cohen
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> From: Barry Popik <bapopik at aol.com>
> Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:44:33 -0500 (EST)
> Subject: "Jazbo on upper lip" (1915)
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> I wonder if you (or ADS-L) can help to explain this. <snip>
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> Barry Popik
> Austin, TX
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> GenealogyBank
> June 14, 1915
> Abderdeen (SD) Daily News, pg. 2
> "Bits of Byplay" by Luke McLuke (Cincinnati Enquirer)
> _Located._
> Dear Luke -- I have located the old fashioned man who wears brown spats
> and who has a little jazbo on his upper lip. He travels for a
> Cincinnati firm. -- Texas.
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