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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1875
Page
7
A tale describes a New York area event where Aly hosted a barn party with punch for neighbors. He brewed the drink, poured it into a bucket, then retired, leaving the guests momentarily away. An Alderney heifer drank the punch, became intoxicated, and drained the bucket before recovering next day.
A sanitary survey notes a 95 year old man who drank a gallon of beer before breakfast and more during the day and night. It cites William Lewis who died drinking eight gallons of ale at night after reading eight Bible chapters daily. A Siamese ambassador described a piano as a large trunk on legs with a woman tapping its keys and tail like strings to produce sounds.
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