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Telegraph It!

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On April 26, 1956, The Minneapolis Star reported plans by members of the Morse Telegraph Club to send “What Hath Cod. Wrought.” over private wire circuits across America, echoing Samuel F. B. Morse’s historic first long-distance telegraph message sent 112 years earlier in 1844. To commemorate the event, 165 members gathered at Fran O’Connell’s Restaurant … Read more

Gluek, Gluek, Gluek’s

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During the last five months, sales of Gluek’s Beer in Minneapolis have increased a great deal more rapidly than sales of any other beer! An impartial census of grocery stores, drug restaurants, cafes—everywhere that beer is sold—shows that Minneapolis has made up mind about beer. THE WHOLE DAMN TOWN IS SAYING “GLUEK’S”. For two or … Read more