Alcohol
Unlikely Reasons for Murder No. 15
Source: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) 17 Feb 1949, Thu Page 21
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jul 13, 2023 -
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Category: Death, Food, Scary Criminals, Stupid Criminals, 1940s, Alcohol
Auto Breathalyzer Disguise
Might a felon be embarrassed to be seen blowing into his automobile ignition interlock Breathalyzer? Yes! Then what you need is this camouflage unit!The patent is here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jul 11, 2023 -
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Category: Disguises, Impersonations, Mimics and Forgeries, Inventions, Police and Other Law Enforcement, Alcohol, Cars
Bevo
Perhaps Anheuser-Busch could reintroduce this beverage to bolster their flagging sales."Bevo" was the name of a non-alcoholic "near beer" produced by the Anheuser-Busch brewery in Saint Louis. Introduced in 1916 as the national debate over Prohibition threatened the company's welfare, the drink was extremely popular through the 1920s. Over 50 million cases were sold annually in fifty countries. Anheuser-Busch named the new drink "Bevo" as a play on the term "pivo," the Bohemian word for beer.
The Wikipedia page.
An article about a Bevo incident in Texas.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jun 14, 2023 -
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Category: Replacements, Substitutes, Alternatives and Knock-offs, Advertising, Twentieth Century, Alcohol
Dwile Flonking
Posted By: Paul - Tue May 02, 2023 -
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Category: Games, Ridiculousness, Foolishness, Public Ridicule, Silliness, Goofiness and Dumb-looking, United Kingdom, Alcohol
Trick Bass Viol
I would have enjoyed seeing the dogs emerge from the viol itself, but--as I interpret the patent--they are in the box at the base of the instrument. Still, a musical instrument filled with beer is also acceptable.Original patent here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Feb 06, 2023 -
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Category: Magic and Illusions and Sleight of Hand, Music, Patents, Dogs, 1900s, Alcohol
Unlikely Reasons for Murder No. 12
Source: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) 17 Feb 1949, Thu Page 21
Posted By: Paul - Sat Dec 03, 2022 -
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Category: Crime, Death, Feet, Alcohol
Thanksgiving Hair Tonic Cocktail
In 1909, Friedrich Wilhelm Emil Müller of Chicago received a patent for a hair tonic that, so he claimed, would cause hair "to grow on bald spots of the head." All you had to do was thoroughly rub it into the scalp with the tips of the fingers several times a day.The tonic struck some at the patent office as sounding quite tasty. So it was served as an aperitif at the 1936 Thanksgiving-week banquet in Washington DC celebrating 100 years of the American patent system.
Tacoma News Tribune - Nov 24, 1936
Posted By: Alex - Thu Nov 24, 2022 -
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Category: Inebriation and Intoxicants, Patents, Thanksgiving, Hair and Hairstyling, Alcohol
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Brewery
Posted By: Paul - Sun Oct 30, 2022 -
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Category: Destruction, History, Stereotypes and Cliches, Advertising, 1970s, Alcohol
Champagne-Flavored Chewing Tobacco
Would this be popular today? I'm amazed they got the cooperation of the famous champagne maker.Source.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Oct 19, 2022 -
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Category: Smoking and Tobacco, 1910s, Alcohol
Unlikely Reasons for Murder No. 10
Source: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) 17 Feb 1949, Thu Page 21
Posted By: Paul - Thu Sep 29, 2022 -
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Category: Death, 1940s, Alcohol
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