1920 Aberdeen Wkly (MS) 27 Feb. 4/2: The two negroes who ‘dropped the pigeon’ on Berry were arrested.at pigeon dropping (n.) under pigeon drop, n.
1921 Aberdeen Wkly (MS) 24 June 7/5: [caption] Piffed Passenger (waving wildly to conductor) ‘Say...’.at piffed, adj.