Life, 1926-08-12 · page 8 of 36
Life — August 12, 1926 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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The Gay Nineties DAYS OF FIVE-GALLON SHAKERS AND AMBISEXTROUS DRINKING IT IS HARD TO CONCEIVE THAT E SALOON-ON-ALL-POUR NERS NINETIES THE FEW HOSTS WHO BOTHERED TO STUFF AT ALL MIXED ONLY ENOUGH COCKTAILS TO PROVIDE ONE EACH FOR THE MALE GUESTS. August (Try This on Your Vacation) INERS Imprisoned in Cabaret Fight Giants Beat Robins in Twelve-Inning Clash (Sleep is a beautiful thing!) ; (Sleep is a beautiful thing!) ; Butterfly Slain After Drinking All Night Diner at Biltdorf Finds Diamond in Hash (Sleep is a beautiful thing!) ; (Sleep is a beautiful thing!) ; F : Seventeen Blinded by Home-Distilled Booze.... Couple, Divorced, Rewed, Parted, Rewed; i atten , he om Z Hell! it’s too hot to be bothered with news! Missing Child Found, Alleged Kidnaper Dead; Guess I'll—ho, hum!—take a nice little snodze, Snake Frightens Patient in Hospital Bed Sleep is a—ho, hahm!—a beau—hrrmph—a—a (Sleep is a beautiful thing!). —2222.... Baron Ireland. comicbooks.com