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Died. Will Fyffe, 62, pawky,* keg-shaped idol of the British music halls; of injuries sustained in a fall; in St. Andrews, Scotland. A court favorite, "Our Wull" had a latter-day career in radio and cinema, but had already won early fame & fortune from another generation of variety enthusiasts as a wry, sly, spry character comedian...
...this "liquid dispenser," which--with malice toward none--is called "The Wellesley," the cubes are placed in a metal cylinder. The cylinder fits into a healthy one-and-a-half gallon container. And around the container fits an insulated keg...
...seems that the ice-cube cylinder keeps the "liquid" cold, without sterilizing it with water, and that the wooden keg keeps the whole business even colder. The thing stands 15 inches high, and looks like a "piece of furniture...
...this is really a piece of furniture to beat all. Surrounding the keg is a mahogany tray. If you should happen to spill any fine old scotch, it would undoubtedly be sopped up by the fine old mahogany. No more dirty new sponges...
...Colorado Springs, Harry Galbraith of the Colorado Historical Society settled an old controversy over the proper way to make a pioneer drink variously known as "pizen," "popskull" and "panther milk." The recipe: "To a five-gallon keg of Taos Lightning [whiskey] add a one-pound plug of chopped chewing tobacco, two pounds of burnt dried peaches and 20 charges of gunpowder; stir the mixture well and drink...