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Fined $5 for Getting the Fish Drunk
There are plenty of strange old newspaper stories involving drunken men, but this 1917 report adds a far more unusual twist: drunken fish. Originally published…
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When 84,000 Bottles of Milwaukee Beer Were Dumped Into the Sewer
When 84,000 Bottles of Milwaukee Beer Were Dumped Into the Sewer In 1919, as Prohibition tightened its grip across the United States, beer did not…
Schlitz Dumps 12,000 Gallons of Beer Into Chicago Gutters
In 1919, beer could still make headlines even when no one was allowed to drink it. As wartime prohibition tightened its grip across the United…
